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TLhc ®ne (3o6pel; 

OR, 

THE COMBINATION OF THE NARRATIVES 

OF THE FOUR EVANGELISTS, IN 

ONE COMPLETE RECORD. 



EDITED RY 



ARTHUR Tf WERSON. 



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INTRODUCTION. 



Tj^OEASMUCH as many have taken in hand to set 
-■- forth in order a declaration of those things 
which are most surely believed among us, even as 
they delivered them unto us, which from the be- 
ginning were eye-witnesses, and ministers of the 
Word; it seemed good to me also, having had per- 
fect understanding of all things from the very 
first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent 
Theophilus, that thou mightest know the certainty 
of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed. 
This treatise have I made, of all that Jesus began 
both to do and teach, until the day in which he 
was taken up, after that he, through the Holy 
Ghost, had given commandments to the apostles 
whom he had chosen : to whom he shewed himself 
alive after his passion, by many infallible proofs, 
being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the 
things pertaining to the Kingdom of God. 



A WORD PREFATORY. 



TTE who prayed, "Order my steps in Thy 
■*-*- Word," first said, "Open thou mine eyes, 
that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy 
Law." The true child of God loves His Word and 
craves every help to its devout study. 

The four Gospels have been aptly styled " Four 
Witnesses." In a court of law, after witnesses 
have taken the stand, it is of great importance so 
to sum up their testimony with care and skill, as 
to present at one view every particular detail of 
the evidence ; avoiding both omission and repeti- 
tion, and at the same time bringing unity and 
harmony out of seeming diversity and divergence. 

Somewhat such is the aim of this work. Each 
Evangelist furnishes some matter, found, if at all, 
not so fully, in the other records. We have 
sought to blend all the various features of the 
four narratives into one, without losing whatever 
is distinctive in each. Where words or phrases 
are retained which seem almost equivalent, we 
have chosen the risk of repeating, rather than of 
losing even a slight shade of meaning needed to 
complete the inspired picture of the life, words 
and works of the Son of God; and have sought to 
secure a full rather than a smooth rendering. 

The text of the authorized version has been 
closely followed, without the italics which there 
mark words supplied by the translators; and, to 
avoid confusion, using the word, "demon" for 
"devil," where evil spirits, not Satan, are meant. 
Paragrax)h divisions, as determined by the plain 
sense of each passage, have also been adopted to 
avoid the loss of connection and continuity. 

Without taking the place of the four gospels, 
this book may be an aid in their study, a commen- 
tary wholly biblical, whereby the reader may, at 
one view, see the complete and harmonious testi- 
m my of four independent witnesses. In this 



VI A WORD PREFATORY. 

attempt others have led the way, and therefore we 
lay no claim to originality; yet some new and 
peculiar features may here be found, which may 
commend this work to the favor of those who 
search the scriptures daily to know more of Him 
of whom they testify. 

ARTHUR T. PIERSON. 

PmLADELPHIA, Pa., 

October, 1889. 



®ft^ ®tt^ Gospel. 



^HE beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the 
-■- Son of God. In the beginning was the Word, 
and the Word was with God, and the Word was 
God. The same was in the beginning with God. 
All things were made by him; and without him 
was not any thing made that was made. In him 
was life; and the life was the light of men. And 
the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness 
comprehended it not. He was the true light, 
which lighteth every man that cometh into the 
world. He was in the world, and the world was 
made by him, and the world knew him not. He 
came unto his own, and his own received him not. 
But as many as received him, to them gave he 
power to become the sons of God, even to them 
that believe on his name : which were born, not of 
blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will 
of man, but of God. And the Word was made 
flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his 
glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the 
Father), full of grace and truth. And of his ful- 
ness have all we received, and grace for grace. 
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and 
truth came by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen 
God at any time ; the only begotten Son, which is 
in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. 
There was a man sent from God, whose name was 
John. The same came for a witness, to bear wit- 
ness of the light, that all men through him might 
believe. He was not that light, but was sent to 
bear witness of that light. John bare witness of 
him, and cried, saying, ''This was he of whom I 
spake. He that cometh after me is preferred before 
me ; for he was before me." There was in the days 
of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named 
Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was 



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of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was 
Elisabeth. And they were both righteous before 
God, walking in all the commandments and ordi- 
nances of the Lord blameless. And they had no 
child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they 
both were now well stricken in years. And it came 
to pass, that while he executed the priest's office 
before G-od in the order of his course, according to 
the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn 
incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. 
And the whole multitude of the people were pray- 
ing without at the time of incense. And there 
appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing 
on the right side of the altar of incense. And when 
Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell 
upon him. But the angel said unto him, '• Fear 
not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy 
wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou Jshalt 
call his name 'John.' And thou shalt have joy 
and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and 
shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he 
shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his 
mother's womb. And many of the children of 
Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. And 
he shall go before him in the spirit and power of 
Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the 
children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the 
just ; to make ready a people prepared for the 
Lord." 

And Zacharias said unto the angel, ' ' Whereby 
shall I know this ? for I am an old man, and my wife 
well stricken in years." And the angel answering 
said unto him, "I am Gabriel, that stand in the 
presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, 
and to shew thee these glad tidings. And, behold, 
thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until 
the day that these things shall be performed, be- 
cause thou believest not my words, which shall be 
fulfilled in their season." And the people waited 
for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so 
long in the temple. And when he came out, he 
could not speak unto them : and they perceived 
that he had seen a vision in the temple : for he 
beckoned unto them, and remained speechless. 



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And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of 
his ministration were accomplished, he departed 
to his own house. 

And after those days his wife Elisabeth con- 
ceived, and hid herself five months, saying, "Thus 
hath the Lord dealt with me, in the days wherein 
he looked on me, to take away my reproach among 
men." 

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was 
sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Naz- 
areth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name 
was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's 
name was Mary. And the angel came in unto 
her, and said, "Hail, thou that art highly favoured, 
the Lord is with thee : blessed art thou among 
women." And when she saw him, she was troubled 
at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner 
of salutation this should be. And the angel said 
unto her, "Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found 
favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt con- 
ceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and 
shalt call his name ' Jesus.' He shall be great, and 
shall be called the Son of the Highest : and the 
Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his 
father David : and he shall reign over the house 
of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall 
be no end." Then said Mary unto the angel, " How 
shall this be, seeing I know not a man ? " And the 
angel answered and said unto her, ' ' The Holy 
G4iost shall come upon thee, and the power of the 
Highest shall overshadow thee : therefore also 
that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall 
be called the Son of God. And, behold, thy cousin 
Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old 
age : and this is the sixth month with her, who 
was called barren. For with God nothing shall be 
impossible." And Mary said, "Behold the hand- 
maid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy 
word." And the angel departed from her. 

And Mary arose in those days, and went into 
the hill country with haste, into a city of Ju- 
dah ; and entered into the house of Zacharias, and 
saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that, 
when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the 
babe leaped in her womb ; and Elisabeth was 



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filled with the Holy Ghost : and she spake out 
with a loud voice, and said, ' ' Blessed art thou 
among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy 
womb. And whence is this to me, that the 
mother of my Lord should come to me ? for, lo, 
as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in 
mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 
And blessed is she that believed : for there shall 
be a performance of those things which were told 
her from the Lord." 

And Mary said, "My soul doth magnify the 
Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my 
Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate 
of his handmaiden : for, behold, from hence- 
forth all generations shall call me blessed. For 
he that is mighty hath done to me great things ; 
and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them 
that fear him from generation to generation. He 
hath shewed strength with his arm ; he hath scat- 
tered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, 
and exalted them of low degree. He hath filled 
the hungry with good things ; and the rich he 
hath sent empty away. He hath holpen his ser- 
vant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy ; as he 
spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed 
for ever.-' And Mary abode with her about three 
months, and returned to her own house. 

Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should 
be delivered : and she brought forth a son. And 
her neighbors and her cousins heard how the Lord 
had shewed great mercy upon her ; and they 
rejoiced with her. And it came to pass, that on 
the eighth day they came to circumcise the child ; 
and they called him Zacharias, after the name of 
his father. And his mother answered and said, 
" Not SO; but he shall be called John." And they 
said unto her, "There is none of thy kindred 
that is called by this name." And they made signs 
to his father, how he would have him called. 
And he asked for a writing-table, and wrote, say- 
ing, "His name is John.' And they marvelled 
all. And his mouth was opened immediately, 
and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised 
God. And fear came on all that dwelt round 



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about them : and all these sayings were noised 
abroad throughout all the hill country of Judea. 
And all they that heard them laid them up in 
their hearts, saying, " What manner ot child shall 
this be?" And the hand of the Lord was with 
him. 

And his father Zacharias was filled with the 
Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, " Blessed be 
the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and 
redeemed his people, and hath raised up a horn 
of salvation for us in the house of his servant 
David; as he spake by the mouth of his holy pro- 
phets, which have been since the world began: 
that we should be saved from our enemies, and 
from the hand of all that hate us; to perform the 
mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember 
his holy covenant; the oath which he sware to 
our father Abraham, That he would grant unto 
us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our 
enemies might serve him without fear, in holiness 
and righteousness before him, all the days of our 
life. And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet 
of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face 
of the Lord to prepare his ways; to give knowl- 
edge of salvation unto his people by the remission 
of their sins, through the tender mercy of our 
God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath 
visited us, to give light to them that sit in dark- 
ness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet 
into the way of peace." And the child grew, and 
waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till 
the day of his showing unto Israel. 

II. 

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the 
son of David, the son of Abraham, which was the 
son of Terah. which was the son of Nahor, \vhich 
was the son of Serug, which was the son of Eeu, 
which was the son of Peleg, which was the son of 
Eber, which was the son of Shelah, which was the 
son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, 
which was the son of Shem, which was the son of 
Noah, which was the son of Lamech, which was 
the son of Methusaleh, which was the son of 



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Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the 
son of Mahalaleel, which was the son of Cainan, 
which was tiie son of Enos, which was the son of 
Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the 
son of God. 

Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; 
and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren; and 
Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Tamar; and 
Pharez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram; 
and Bam begat Amminadab; and Amminadab be- 
gat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon; and Sal- 
mon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed 
of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; and Jesse begat 
David the king; and David the king begat Solomon 
of her that had been the wife of Uriah; and Solo- 
mon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abi- 
jah; and Abijah begat Asa; and Asa begat Jehosha- 
phat; and Jehoshaphat begat Jehoram; and Jehor- 
am begat Uzziah; and Uzziah begat Jotham; and 
Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah; 
and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh be- 
gat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah; and Josiah 
begat Jeconiah and his brethren, about the time 
they were carried away to Babylon : and after 
they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begat 
Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zerubbabel and 
Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; 
and Eliakim begat Azor; and Azor begat Sadoc; 
and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; 
and Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Mat- 
than; and Matthan begat Jacob; and Jacob begat 
Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born 
Jesus who is called Christ. So all the genera- 
tions from Abraham to David are fourteen gener- 
ations; and from David until the carrying away 
into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from 
the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are 
fourteen generations. 

III. 

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: 
When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, 
before they came together, she was found with 
child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her hus- 



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band, being a just man, and not willing to make 
her a public example, was minded to put her away 
privily. But while he thought on these things, 
behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him 
in a dream, saying, " Joseph, thou son of David, 
fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that 
which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt 
call his name ' Jesus,' for he shall save his people 
from their sins." Now all this was done, that it 
might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord 
by the prophet, saying, ''Behold, a virgin shall 
be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they 
shall call his name Emmanuel." (which being in- 
terpreted is "God with us"). Then Joseph being 
raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord 
had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: and 
knew her not till she had brought forth her first- 
born son. And he called his name Jesus. 

And it came to pass in those days, that there 
went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all 
the world should be taxed, (i^nd this taxing was 
first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 
And all went to be taxed, every one into his own 
city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out 
of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city 
of David, which is called Bethlehem (because he 
was of the house and lineage of David) ; to be 
taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great 
with child. And so it was, that, while they were 
there, the days were accomplished that she should 
be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn 
son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and 
laid him in a manger; because there was no room 
for them in the inn. 

And there were in the same country shepherds 
abiding in the field, keeping watch over their 
flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord 
came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone 
round about them: and they were sore afraid. 
And the angel said unto them, " Fear not: for, be- 
hold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which 
shall be to all people. For unto you is born this 
day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ 
the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye 



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shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, 
lying in a manger." And suddenly there was with 
the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising 
God, and saying, ''Glory to God in the highest, 
and on earth peace, good will toward men." 

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone 
away from them into heaven, the shepherds said 
one to another, '' Let us now go even unto Bethle- 
hem, and see this thing which is come to pass, 
which the Lord hath made known unto us." And 
they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, 
and the babe lying in a manger. And when they 
had seen it, they made known abroad the saying 
which was told them concerning this child. And 
all they that heard it wondered at those things 
which were told them by the shepherds. But 
Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in 
her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorify- 
ing and praising God for all the things that they 
had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. 

And when eight days were accomplished for the 
circumcising of the child, his name was called 
" Jesus," which was so named of the angel before 
he was conceived in the womb. And when the 
days of her purification according to the law of 
Moses were accomplished, they brought him to 
Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord (as it is 
written in the law of the Lord, '' Every male that 
openeth the womb shall be called holy to the 
Lord"); and to offer a sacrifice according to that 
which is said in the law of the Lord, ''A pair of 
turtledoves, or two young pigeons." 

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, 
whose name was Simeon; and the same man was 
just and devout, waiting for the consolation of 
Israel : and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And 
it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that 
he should not see death, before he had seen the 
Lord's Christ. And he came by the Spirit into the 
temple : and when the parents brought in the 
child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the 
law, then took he him up in his arms, and blessed 
God, and said, " Lord, now lettest thou thy servant 
depart in peace, according to thy word : for mine 
eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast 



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prepared before the face of all people ; a light to 
lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people 
Israel." And Joseph and his mother marvelled 
at those things which were spoken of him. And 
Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his 
mother, " Behold, this child is set for the fall and 
rising again of many in Israel ; and for a sign 
which shall be spoken against (yea, a sword shall 
pierce through thy own soul also), that the thoughts 
of many hearts may be revealed." 

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the 
daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher : she 
was of a great age, and had lived with a husband 
seven years from her virginity ; and she was a 
widow of about fourscore and four years, which 
departed not from the temple, but served God with 
fastings and praj^ers night and day. And she com- 
ing in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the 
Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked 
for redemption in Jerusalem. And they performed 
all things according to the law of the Lord. 

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of 
Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there 
came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, say- 
ing, " Where is he that is born King of the Jews ? 
for we have seen his star in the east, and are come 
to worship him." When Herod the king had 
heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jeru- 
salem with him. And when he had gathered all 
the chief priests and scribes of the people together, 
he demanded of them where Christ should be born. 
And they said unto him, "In Bethlehem, of Judea: 
for thus it is written by the prophet, 

" 'And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, 

Art not the least among the princes of Judah: 

For out of thee shall come a Governor, 

That shall rule my people Israel.' " 

Then Herod, when he had privily called the 
wise men, enquired of them diligently Avhat time 
the star appeared. And he sent them to Beth- 
lehem, and said, " Go and search diligently for 
the yovmg child; and w^hen ye have found him, 
bring me Avord again, that I may come and wor- 
ship him also." 

When they had heard the king, they departed; 



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and, lo, the star, which they saw m the east, went 
before them, till it came and stood over where the 
young child was. When they saw the star, they 
rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when they 
were come into the house, they saw the young- 
child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and 
worshipped him: and when they had opened their 
treasures, they presented unto him gifts ; gold, 
and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warn- 
ed of Grod in a dream that they should not return 
to Herod, they departed into their own country 
another way. And when they were departed, be- 
hold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in 
a dream, saying, " Arise, and take the young 
child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be 
thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will 
seek the young child to destroy him." When he 
arose, he took the young child and his mother by 
night, and departed into Egypt: and was there un- 
til the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled 
which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, 
saying, " Out of Egypt have I called my son." 

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked 
of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent 
forth, and slew all the children that were in Beth- 
lehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two yea-s 
old and under, according to the time w^hich he 
had diligently enquired of the wise men. Then 
was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah 
the prophet, saying, 
" In Rama was there a voice heard, 
Lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, 
Eachel weeping for her children, and would not 

be comforted. 
Because they are not." 

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of 
the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 
saying, "Arise, and take the young child and his 
mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they 
are dead which sought the young child's life." And 
he arose, and took the young child and his mother, 
and came into the land of Israel. But Avhen he 
heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the 
room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go 
thither : notwithstanding, being warned of God 



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in a dream, they turned aside, and returned into 
the parts of Galilee ; and they canie and dwelt in 
their own city, called Nazareth : that it might be 
fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, *'He 
shall be called a Nazarene." And the child grew, 
and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom : 
and the grace of God was upon him. 

Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year 
at the feast of the passover. And w^hen he was 
twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after 
the custom of the feast. And when they had ful- 
filled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus 
tarried behind in Jerusalem ; and Joseph and his 
mother knew not of it. But they, supposing him 
to have been in the company, went a day's jour- 
ney; and they sought him among their kinsfolk 
and acquaintance. And w^hen they found him 
not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking 
him. And it came to pass, that after three days 
they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst 
of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking 
them questions. And all that heard him w^ere 
astonished at his understanding and answers. And 
when they saw him, they were amazed : and his 
mother said unto him, " Son, why hast thou thus 
dej^lt with us? behold, thy father and I have 
sought thee sorrowing." And he said unto them, 
'' How is it that ye sought me ? wist ye not that I 
must be about my Father's business?" And they 
understood not the saying which he spake unto 
them ; and he went down with them and came to 
Nazareth, and was subject unto them ; but his 
mother kept all these sayings in her heart. And 
Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in 
favour with God and man. 

IV. 

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius 
Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, 
and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his 
brother Philip tetrarch of Itursea and of the region 
of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abi- 
lene, Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, 
the word of God came untjo John the Baptist, the 



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son of Zacharias in ^^^^ wilderness. J^^^ 

into all the co"^*^. f Xl pr^aching the baptism 
in the wilderness of Judeapr| ^^b^.^^^ 

of repentance for tiie remiss ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ 

"Repent ye: .for ^^f^^^'Seprophets, 
hand." As It i^^^"**!^'enSr bet-ore thy face, 

IsS!t ii^br rtlft^^^^ ofV prophet, 

^^l}^^' •r.c nf one crying in the wilderness, 
" The voice or one "-^ j/"& ^ ■, 
Prepare ye the way of the Loid, 
Make his paths sraight 

Every valley shall be hu^a^^ shall be brought low ; 
And every mountain ana mu . j^^ 

And the crookea ^Jf Jjf^^n^fmade smooth; 
And the rough ways shall t>^ ^f (jod." 

And all flesh shall see {f «^«f^£^raiment of cameVs 
And the saine Jol^^ tiad ms ^ ^^^^^^ 

hair, and a leathern S^^^-f-P ^oney. Then there 
^eat was locusts ^?;^,^, J!Y^,,a of Judea, and they 
^ent out unto l^^]? ^^f JJe ^Sn round about Jor- 
of Jerusalem, and all ^he^'^g .^ ^^^^ ^lyer of 

dan, and were all baptee<J^°' said he to the 

Jordan, confessing their sms^ baptized of him, 
multitude that came forth wdp^^ Sadducees 
when he saw manj of the rnai ^^ ^^ ^^^ 

come to his baptism, O genera ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ , 
hath warned you to flee tiorat repentance, 

Bring forth therefore fruits ^^of^^^^^eg .Ve have 
and fegin not to say w^thm y°ui^^^^^ , 

Abraham to our father . loi x » J children 

God is able of these stones to [^^^^^^ . ^^.^ to 
unto Abraham. And "ow also tne ^^^^^ 

SLSl UtT^oXS^^ hewn down, and 

•^iVdnCp^eSfe^'asked ^-^^H^^Zl't:^, 
we do then?" He answere h andsa^h u ^ 

"He that hath two coatMet b^ni ^^P ^..^i^ do 
that hath none; and he tliai nau ^^ ^^p. 

ixkewise." Then cam« ^Iff P^^^J^^^^^^^^ shall we 
S^>' ^iJdfeTaid uSo them, "Exact no more 



Hbe ®ne GospeL i^ 

than that which is appointed you." And the sol- 
diers likewise demanded of him, saying, "And 
what shall we do ? " And he said unto them, " Do 
violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; 
and be content with your wages." 

And as the people were in expectation, and all 
men mused in their hearts of John, whether he 
were the Christ, or not ; John answered, saying 
unto them all, '' I indeed baptize you with water 
unto repentance : but there cometh one mightier 
than I after me, whose shoes I am not worthy to 
bear, and the latchet of whose shoes I am not 
worthy to stoop down and unloose : he shall bap- 
tize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire : whose 
fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge 
his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; 
but the chaff he will burn up with fire unquench- 
able." And many other things in his exhortation 
preached he unto the people. 

V. 

Now it came to pass in those days, when all the 
people were baptized, that Jesus came from Naza- 
reth of Galilee to Jordan unto John to be baptized 
of him. But John forbade him, saying, "I have 
need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to 
me ?" And Jesus answering said unto him, " Suf- 
fer it to be so now ; for thus it becometh us to 
fulfil all righteousness." Then he suffered him, 
and Jesus was baptized of John in Jordan. And 
Jesus, when he was baptized, and praying, went 
up straightway out of the water : and, lo, the 
heavens were opened unto John, and he saw the 
Spirit of God, the Holy Ghost, descending in a 
bodily shape, like a dove, and lighting upon him : 
and lo, a voice came from heaven, which said, 
"This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well 
pleased." 

And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned 
from Jordan, and was immediately led up of the 
Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the 
devil. And he was there in the wilderness forty 
days, being tempted of the devil, Satan; and was 
with the wild beasts; and in those days he did eat 



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nothing. And when he had fasted forty days and 
forty nights, when they were ended, he was after- 
ward a hungered. And when the tempter, the devil, 
came to him, he said unto him, "If thou be the 
Son of God, command that these stones be made 
bread." But Jesus answered him, saying, "It is 
written, ' That man shall not live by bread alone, 
but by every word that proceedeth out of the 
mouth of God.' " 

Then the devil brought him to Jerusalem, and 
taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him 
on a pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto him, 
" If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from 
hence ; for it is written, ' He shalf give his angels 
charge concerning thee, to keep thee : and in their 
hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou 
dash th}^ foot against a stone.' " And Jesus an- 
swering, said unto him, "It is written again, 
' Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.' " 

Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding 
high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms 
of the world, and the glory of them, in a moment 
of time ; and the devil saith unto him, ' 'All these 
things and the glory of them, and all this power 
will I give thee (for that is delivered unto me ; 
and to whomsoever I will I give it) : if thou there- 
fore wilt fall down and worship me, all shall be 
thine." Then Jesus answered and said unto him, 
"Get thee hence, Satan : for it is written, 'Thou 
shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only 
shalt thou serve.' " And when the devil had ended 
all the temptation, he departed from him for a 
season. And, behold, angels came and ministered 
unto him. And Jesus himself began to be about 
thirty years of age. 

VI. 

And this is the record of John, when the Jews 
sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask 
him, "Who art thou?" And he confessed, and 
denied not ; but confessed, " I am not the Christ." 
And they asked him, "What then? Art thou 
Elijah ?" And he saith, " I am not." "Art thou 
that prophet?" And he answered, " No." Then 



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said they unto him, "Who art thou ? that we may 
give an answer to them which sent us. What 
sayest thou of thyself ?" He said," I am the voice 
of one crying in the wilderness, ' Make straight 
the way of the Lord,' as said the prophet Isaiah." 
And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. 
And they asked him, and said unto him, "Why 
baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, 
nor Elijah, neither that prophet ?" John answered 
them, saying, "I indeed baptize with water : but 
there standeth one among you, whom ye know 
not; he it is, who coming after me is preferred be- 
fore me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to 
unloose." These things were done in Bethabara 
beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. 

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto 
him, and saith, " Behold the Lamb of God, which 
taketh away the sin of the world. This is he of 
whom I said, ' After me cometh a man which is 
preferred before me :' for he was before me. And 
I knew him not : but that he should be made 
manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing 
with water." And John bare record, saying, "I 
saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a 
dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him 
not : but he that sent me to baptize with water, the 
same said unto me, ' Upon whom thou shalt see 
the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the 
same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.' 
And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of 
God." 

Again the next day after John stood, and two 
of his disciples ; and looking upon Jesus as he 
walked, he saith, "Behold the Lamb of God!" 
And the two disciples heard him speak, and they 
followed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and saw them 
following, and saith unto them, "What seek ye ?" 
They said unto him, "Rabbi," (which is to say, 
being interpreted, "Master,") "where dwellest 
thou?" He saith unto them, "Come and see." 
They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with 
him that day : for it was about the tenth hour. 

One of the two which heard John speak, 
and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's 
brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon , 



20 the ©ne (Bospel, 

and saith unto him, "We have found the Mes- 
siah" (which is, being interpreted, "the Christ'-). 
And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus 
beheld him, he said, "Thou art Simon the son of 
Jona : thou shalt be called, 'Cephas"' (which is 
by interpretation, " A stone "). 

The day following Jesus would go forth into 
Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, 
" Follow me." Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the 
city of Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth Na- 
thanael,and saith unto him, "We have found him, 
of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did 
write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." And 
Nathanael said unto him, ' ' Can there any good 
thing come out of Nazareth ?" Philip saith unto 
him, " Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael 
coming to him, and saith of him, " Behold an Is- 
raelite indeed, in whom is no guile !" Nathanael 
saith unto him, "Whence knowest thou me?" 
Jesus answered and said unto him, "Before that 
Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig 
tree, I saw thee." Nathanael answered and saith 
unto him, " Rabbi, thou art the Son of God ; thou 
art the King of Israel." Jesus answered, and said 
unto him, " Because I said unto thee, ' I saw thee 
under the fig tree,' believest thoa ? thou shalt see 
greater things than these." And he saith unto 
him, "Verily, verily, I say unto you. Hereafter 
ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God 
ascending and descending upon the Son of man." 

VII. 

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana 
of Galilee ; and the mother of Jesus was there : 
and both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to 
the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the 
mother of Jesus saith unto him, " They have no 
wine." Jesus saith unto her, "Woman, what 
have I to do with thee ? mine hour is not yet 
come." His mother saith unto the servants, 
"Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it." And 
there were set there six waterpots of stone, after 
the manner of the purifying of the Jews, contain- 
ing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto 



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them, *' Fill the waterpots with water." And 
they filled them up to the brim. And he saith 
unto them, ' ' Draw out now, and bear unto the 
governor of the feast," And they bare it. When 
the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that 
was made wine, and knew not whence it was (but 
the servants which drew the water knew) : the 
governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and 
saith unto him, "Every man at the beginning 
doth set forth good wine ; and when men have 
well drunk, then that which is worse : but thou 
hast kept the good wine until now." This begin- 
ning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and 
manifested forth his glory ; and his disciples be- 
lieved on him. 

After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and 
his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples : 
and they continued there not many days. And 
the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went 
up to Jerusalem, and found in the temple those 
that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the 
changers of money sitting : and when he had 
made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all 
out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen ; 
and poured out the changers' money, and over- 
threw the tables ; and said unto them that sold 
doves, "Take these things hence; make not my 
Father's house a house of merchandise." And his 
disciples remembered that it was written, "The 
zeal of thine house hath eaten me up." 

Then answered the Jews and said unto him, 
"What sign she west thou vmto us, seeing that 
thou doest these things?" Jesus answered and 
said unto them, "Destroy this temple, and in 
three days I will raise it up." Then said the Jews, 
" Forty and six years was this temple in building, 
and wilt thou rear it up in three days ?" But he 
spake of the temple of his body. When there- 
fore he was risen from the dead, his disciples re- 
membered that he had said this vmto them ; and 
they believed the scripture, and the word which 
Jesus had said. 

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, 
in the feast day, many believed in his name, 
when they saw the miracles which he did. But 



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Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because 
he knew all men and needed not that any should 
testify of man; for he knew what w^as in man. 

YIII. 

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nic- 
odemus, a ruler of the Jews; the same came to 
Jesus by night, and said unto him, "Rabbi, we 
know that thou art a teacher come from God; for 
no man can do these miracles that thou doest, 
except God be with him." Jesus answered and 
said unto him, " Verily, verily, I say unto thee, 
Except a man be born again, he cannot see the 
kingdom of God." Nicodemus saith unto him, 
"How can a man be born when he is old? can he 
enter the second time into his mother's womb, 
and be born?" Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, 
I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water 
and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the 
kingdom of God . That which is born of the flesh 
is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is 
spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, ' Ye must 
be born again.' The wind bloweth where it listeth, 
and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not 
tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth; so is 
every one that is born of the Spirit." 

Nicodemus answered and said unto him, " How 
can these things be ?" Jesus answered and said 
unto him, "Art thou a master of Israel, and 
knowest not these things? Verily, verily, I say 
unto thee, We speak that we do know, and 
testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our 
witness. If I have told you earthly things, and 
ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you 
of heavenly things ? And no man hath ascended 
up to heaven, but he that came down from 
heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. 
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilder- 
]iess, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 
that whosoever belie veth in him should not perish, 
but have eternal life. For God so loved the 
world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that 
whosoever belie veth in him should not perish, but 
have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son 



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into the world to condemn the world; but that the 
world through him might be saved. He that be- 
lieveth on him is not condemned; but he that be- 
lieveth not is condemned already, because he hath 
not believed in the name of the only begotten Son 
of God. And this is the condemnation, that light 
is come into the world, and men loved darkness 
rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, 
neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should 
be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to 
the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, 
that they are wrought in God." 

After these things came Jesus and his disciples 
into the land of Judea, and there he tarried with 
them, and baptized. And John also was baptiz- 
ing in ^non near to Salim, because there was 
much water there: and they came and were bap- 
tized. For John was not yet cast into prison. 
Then there arose a question between some of 
John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. 
And they came unto John, and said unto him, 
" Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to 
whom thou barest witness, behold, the same bap- 
tizeth, and all men come to him." John answered 
and said, "A man can receive nothing, except it 
be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves bear 
me witness, that I said, ' I am not the Christ,' but 
that I am sent before him. He that hath the 
bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the 
bridegroom, which stand eth and heareth him, re- 
joice th greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: 
this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must in- 
crease, but I must decrease. He that cometh from 
above is above all; he that is of the earth is earth- 
ly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh 
from heaven is above all. And what he hath seen 
and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiv- 
eth his testimony. He that hath received his tes- 
timony hath set to his seal that Go d is true. For 
he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of 
God; for God giveth not the Spirit by measure 
unto him." 

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all 
things into his hand. He that believeth on the 



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Son hath everlasting life: and he that belie veth 
not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of 
God abideth on him. 

IX. 

Now Herod the tetrarch himself had sent forth 
and laid hold upon John, and bound him, and put 
him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother 
Phillip's wife ; Herod being reproved by him for 
Herodias (for he had married her), and for all the 
evils which he had done, and he added yet this 
above all, that he shut up John in prison. For 
John had said unto Herod, " It is not lawful for 
thee to have thy brother's wife." Therefore Hero- 
dias had a quarrel against him, and would have 
killed him ; but she could not : for Herod feared 
John, knowing that he was a just man and a holy, 
and observed him ; and when he heard him, he 
did many things a.nd heard him gladly, and when 
he would have put him to death, he feared the 
multitude, because they counted him for a proph- 
et. Now, after that John was put in prison, and 
Jesus had heard that he was cast into prison ; and 
when the L.ord knew how the Pharisees had 
heard that Jesus made and baptized more dis- 
ciples than John (though Jesus himself baptized 
not, but his disciples), he left Judea, and depart- 
ed again and returned in the power of the Spirit 
into Galilee. 

And he must needs go through Samaria. Then 
Cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called 
Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob 
gave to his son Joseph. Now Jacob's well was 
there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his 
journey, sat thus on the well : and it was about 
the sixth hour. 

There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw 
water : Jesus saith unto her, " Give me to drink." 
(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to 
buy meat.) Then saith the woman of Samaria 
unto him, '' How is it that thou, being a Jew, 
askest drink of me, which am a woman of Sama- 
ria? for the Jews have no dealings with the 
Samaritans." Jesus answered and said unto her. 



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'' If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is 
that saith to thee, ' Give me to drink ; ' thou 
wouldest have asked of him, and he would have 
given thee living water." The woman saith unto 
him, '• Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and 
the well is deep : from whence then hast thou that 
living water ? Art thou greater than our father 
Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof 
himself, and his children, and his cattle ?" Jesus 
answered and said unto her, " Whosoever drink- 
eth of this water shall thirst again : but whoso- 
ever drinketh of the water that I shall give him 
shall never thirst ; but the water that I shall give 
him shall be in him a well of water springing up 
into everlasting life." The woman saith unto him, 
" Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither 
come hither to draw." Jesus saith imto her, " Go, 
call thy husband, and come hither." The woman 
answered and said, "I have no husband." Jesus 
said unto her, "Thou hast well said, ' I have no 
husband : ' for thou hast had five husbands ; and 
he whom, thou now hast is not thy husband : in 
that saidst thou truly." The woman saith unto 
him, "Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 
Our fathers worshipped in this mountain ; and ye 
say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men 
ought to worship." Jesus saith unto her, " Woman, 
believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neith- 
er in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, wor- 
ship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what : 
we know what we worship ; for salvation is of the 
Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when 
the true worshippers shall worship the Father in 
spirit and in truth : for the Father seeketh such 
to worship him. God is a Spirit : and they that 
worship him must worship him in spirit and in 
truth. " The woman saith unto him, "I know 
that Messiah cometh, which is called Christ : 
when he is come, he will tell us all things." Jesus 
saith unto her, "I that speak unto thee am 
he." 

And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled 
that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, 
" What seekest thou V or " Why talkest thou with 
lier r The woman then left her waterpot, an(i 



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went her way into the city, and saith to the men, 
*' Come, see a man, which told me all things that 
ever I did: is not this the Christ?'' Then they 
went out of the city, and came unto him. 

In the meanwhile his disciples prayed him, say- 
ing, ''Master, eat/ ■ But he said unto them, " I have 
meat to eat that ye know not of." Therefore said 
the disciples one to another, "Hath any man 
brought him aught to eat?"' Jesus saith unto 
them, "My meat is to do the will of him that sent 
me, and to finish his work. Say not ye, 'There 
are yet four months, and then cometh harvest?' 
behold, I say unto you. Lift up your eyes, and 
look on the fields: for they areNvhite already to 
harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, 
and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both 
he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice 
together. And herein is that saying true, 'One 
soweth and another reapeth.' I sent you to reap 
that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men 
laboured, and ye are entered into their labours." 

And many of the Samaritans of that city be- 
lieved on him for the saying of the woman, which 
testified, "He told me all that ever I did." So 
when the Samaritans were come unto him, they 
besought him that he would tarry with them: and 
he abode there two days. And many more be- 
lieved because of his own word: and said unto the 
woman, " Now we believe, not because of thy say- 
ing: for we have heard him ourselves, and know 
that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the 
world." 

Now after two days he departed thence, and 
went into Galilee. For Jesus himself testified, 
that a prophet hath no honour in his own country. 
Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans 
received him, having seen all the things that he 
did at Jerusalem at the feast: for the}- also went 
unto the feast. 

X. 

From that time Jesus began to preach the gospel 
of the kingdom of God, and to say, " The time is 
fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: re- 



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pent ye, and believe the gospel." And there wer?t 
out a fame of him through all the region round 
about. And he taught in their synagogues, being 
glorified of all. 

So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where 
he made the water wine. And there was a cer- 
tain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. 
When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea 
into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him 
that he would come down, and heal his son: for he 
was at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto 
him, "Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will 
not believe." The nobleman saith unto him, " Sir, 
come down ere my child die." Jesus saith unto 
him, "Go thy way; thy son liveth." And the 
man believed the word that Jesus had spoken 
unto him, and he went his way. And as he was 
now going down, his servants met him, and told 
him, saying, " Thy son liveth." Then enquired he 
of them the hour when he began to amend. And 
they said unto him, "Yesterday at the seventh 
hour the fever left him." So the father knew that it 
was at the same hour, in the w^hich Jesus said unto 
him, "Thy son liveth:" and himself believed, and 
his whole house. This is again the second miracle 
that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judea 
into Galilee. 

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been 
brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into 
the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up 
for to read. And there was delivered unto him 
the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had 
opened the book, he found the place where it was 
written, 

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. 
Because he hath anointed me to preach the gos- 
pel to the poor; 
He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, 
To preach deliverance to the captives, 
And recovering of sight to the blind. 
To set at liberty them that are bruised. 
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord." 

And he closed the book, and he gave it again to 
the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all 



28 ube ©ne 6ospeL 

them that were in the synagogue were fastened 
on him. 

. And he began to say unto them, ' ' This day is 
this scripture fulfilled in your ears." And all bare 
him witness, a.nd wondered at the gracious words 
which proceeded out of his mouth. And they 
said, "Is not this Joseph's son?" And he said 
unto them, "Ye will surely say unto me this 
proverb, ' Physician, heal thyself : ' ' Whatso- 
ever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also 
here in thy country.'" And he said, "Verily I 
say unto you, no x)rophet is accepted in his own 
country. But I tell you of a truth, many widows 
were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the 
heaven was shut up three years and six months, 
when great famine was throughout ail the land : 
but unto none of them was Elijah sent, save unto 
Zarephath a city of Zidon, unto a woman that was a 
widow. And many lepers were in Israel in the 
time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was 
cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian." 

And all they in the synagogue, when they heard 
these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up, 
and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto 
the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, 
that they might cast him down headlong. But he 
passing through the midst of them went his way, 
and leaving Nazareth, he came down to and dwelt 
in Capernaum, a city of Galilee, which is upon the 
sea coast, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali ; 
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by 
Isaiah the prophet, saying, 

"The land of Zebulun, 
And the land of Naphtali, 
By the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, 
Galilee of the Gentiles: 

The people which sat in darkness saw great light; 
And to them which sat in the region and shadow 
of death light is sprung up." 

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw- 
two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his 
brother, casting a net into the sea : for they were 
fishers. iVnd it came to pass, that as the people 
pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he 



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Btood by the lake, and saw two ships standing by 
the lake, but the fishermen were gone out of them, 
and were washing their nets; and he entered into 
one of the ships which was Simon's, and prayed 
him that he would thrust out a little from the land. 
And he sat down and taught the people out of the 
ship. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto 
Simon, '' Launch out into the deep, and let down 
your nets for a draught." And Simon answering 
said unto him, "Master, we have toiled all the 
night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy 
word I will let down the net." And w^hen they 
had this done, they enclosed a gi-eat multitude of 
fishes: and their net brake. And they beckoned 
unto their partners, which were in the other ship, 
that they should come and help them. And they 
came, and filled both the ships, so that they began 
to sink. 

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' 
knees, saying, "Depart from me; for I am a sin- 
ful man, O Lord." For he was astonished, and all 
that were ^ ith him, at the draught of the fishes 
which they had taken: and so was also James, and 
John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners 
with Simon. And Jesus said unto them, " Fear 
not; come ye after me, and I will from henceforth<^ 
make you to become fishers of men." And when 
they had brought their ships to land, they straight- 
way forsook all, and followed him. And when he 
had gone a little further thence, he saw the other 
two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John 
his brother, who also were in the other ship with 
Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And 
straightway he called them: and they immediately 
left the ship and their father Zebedee in the ship 
with the hired servants, and went after him. 

And they went into Capernaum: and straight- 
way on the sabbath day he entered into the syna- 
gogue and taught. And they were astonished at 
his doctrine: for his word was with power, and he 
taught them as one that had authority, and not as 
the scribes. 

And there was in their synagogue a man which 
had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out 
with a loud voice, saying, "Let us alone; what 



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have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth ? 
Art thou come to destroy us ? I know thee who 
thou art, the Holy one of God." And Jesus re- 
buked him, saying, "Hold thy peace, and come 
out of him." And when the unclean spirit, the 
demon, had thrown him in the midst, and torn him, 
and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him, 
and hurt him not. And they were all amazed, in- 
somuch that they questioned among themselves, 
saying, ' ' What thing is this ? What new doctrine 
is this ? And what a word is this ! For with au- 
thority and power commandeth he even the un- 
clean spirits, and they do obey him, and come 
out." And immediately his fame spread abroad 
throughout all the region round about Galilee, and 
went out into every place of the country round 
about. 

And he arose out of the synagogue, and forth- 
with when they were come out they entered into 
the house of Simon and iVndrew, with James and 
John. But when Jesus was come into Peter's 
house he saw Simon's wife's mother who was taken 
with a great fever, and lay sick, and anon they 
tell him of her, and besought him for her. And he 
came and stood over her, and touched her, and re 
buked the fever, and he took her by the hand, 
and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left 
her, and she arose and ministered unto them. And 
when even was come and when the sun did set, 
all they that had any sick with divers diseases 
brought them unto him, and also many that were 
possessed with demons. And all the city was 
gathered together at the door. And he laid his 
hands on every one of them and healed all that 
were sick : that it might be fulfilled which was 
spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, 

"Himself took our infirmities, and bare our 
sicknesses." 

And he cast out many demons with his word; and 
the demons also came out of many crying out, and 
saying, "Thou art Christ the Son of God." And 
he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: be- 
cause they knew him, that he was Christ. 

And in the morning, rising up a great while 
before day, he departed and went out into a soli- 



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tary place, and there prayed. And Simon and 
they that were with him followed after him. And 
when they had found him, they said unto him, "All 
men seek for thee." And the people sought him 
and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should 
not depart from them. And he said unto them, 
*' I must preach the kingdom of Qod to other cities 
also : for therefore am I sent." And he said 
unto Simon and they that were with him, " Let us 
go into the next towns, that I may preach there 
also : for therefore am I sent and therefore came I 
forth." And he preached in their synagogues 
throughout all Galilee, and cast out demons. 

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in 
their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the 
kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and 
all manner of disease among the people. And his 
fame went throughout all Syria : and they brought 
unto him all sick people that were taken with 
divers diseases and torments, and those which 
were possessed with demons, and those which were 
lunatic, and those that had the palsy ; and he 
healed them. And there followed him great mul- 
titudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, 
and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from 
beyond Jordan. 

And it came to pass when he was in a certain 
city, behold there came to him a man, a leper full 
of leprosy, who seeing Jesus, came to him, and 
kneeling down to him, fell on his face, and wor- 
shipped him, and besought him, saying unto him. 
*' Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean." 
And Jesus moved with compassion, put forth his 
hand, and touched him, saying, "I will ; be thou 
clean." And as soon as he had spoken, immedi- 
ately the leprosy departed from him, and he was 
cleansed. And he straitly charged him, and forth- 
with sent him away ; and saith unto him : ' ' See 
thou say nothing to any man : but go thy way, 
shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy 
cleansing those things which Moses commanded 
for a testimony unto them." But he went out and 
began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the 
matter ; and so much the more went there a fame 
^broa(l of Jesus, that he could no more openly 



32 trbe ©ne (Bospel. 

enter into the city, for great multitudes came 
together to him from every quarter, to hear, and 
to be healed by him of their infirmities. And he 
withdrew himself into desert places in the wilder- 
ness, and there prayed. 

And again he entered into Capernaum, after 
some days. And it came to pass on a certain day, 
as he was teaching, that it was noised that he was 
in the house. And straightway many were 
gathered together, insomuch that there was no 
room to receive them, no, not so much as about 
the door : and he preached the word unto them. 
And there were Pharisees and doctors of the law 
sitting by, which were come out of every town of 
Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem ; and the power 
of the Lord was present to heal them. And behold 
they come unto him, bringing a man, sick of the 
palsy, lying on a bed which was borne of four : 
and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay 
him before him. And when they could not come 
nigh unto him for the press, and could not find by 
what way they might bring him in because of the 
multitude, they went upon the housetop, and 
uncovered the roof where he was : and when they 
had broken it up, they let him down through the 
tiling with his bed into the midst before Jesus. 
And when he saw their faith, he said unto the sick 
of the palsy, '' Son, be of good cheer ; thy sins are 
forgiven thee." And behold there were certain of 
the scribes and Pharisees who were sitting there, 
who began to reason in their hearts, and said 
within themselves, " This man blasphemeth. Who 
is this which speaketh blasphemies ? And why 
doth this man thus speak blasphemies ? Who can 
forgive sins, but God alone ?" 

And immediately when Jesus perceived in his 
spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he 
(knowing their thoughts) answering, said unto 
them : ' ' Why reason ye these things and wherefore 
think ye evil in your hearts ? For whether is it 
easier to say to the sick of the palsy, ' Thy sins be 
forgiven thee ;' or to say, 'Arise, and take up thy 
bed and walk V But that ye may know that the 
Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins," 
then saith he to the sick of the palsy, ' I say unto 



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thee, 'Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way 
mto thine house.' " And immediately he arose up 
before them, and took up the bed whereon he lay, 
and went forth before them all, and departed to 
his own house, glorifying God, insomuch that the 
multitudes when they saw it, were all amazed 
and marvelled, and glorified Grod, which had given 
such power unto men, and they were tilled with 
fear, saying, "We never saw it on this fashion. 
We have seen strange things to-day." 

And after these things as Jesus passed on from 
thence he went forth again by the seaside ; and all 
the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught 
them. And as he passed by, he saw a publican 
named Matthew Levi, the son of Alphseus, sitting 
at the receipt of custom, and he said unto him, 
'* Follow me." And he left all, rose up and 
followed him. 

XI. 

After this there was a feast of the Jews ; and 
Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there was at 
Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is 
called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having 
five porches. In these lay a great multitude of 
impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting 
for the moving of the water. (For an angel went 
down at a certain season into the pool, and trou- 
bled the water ; whosoever then first after the 
troubling of the water stepped in was made whole 
of whatsoever disease he had.) And a certain 
man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and 
eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew 
that he had been now a long time in that case, he 
saith unto him, "Wilt thou be made whole ?" The 
impotent man answered him, " Sir, I have no man, 
when the water is troubled, to put me into the 
pool : but while I am coming, another steppeth 
down before me." Jesus saith unto him, "Rise, 
take up thy bed, and walk." And immediately 
the man was made whole, and took up his bed, 
and walked : and on the same day was the sab- 
bath. 

The Jews therefore said unto him that was 



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cured, '' It is the Sabbath day : it is not lawful for 
thee to carry thy bed." He answered them, '' He 
that made me whole, the same said unto me, 
' Take up thy bed, and walk.- "' Then asked they 
him, "What man is that which said unto thee, 
' Take up thy bed, and walk V " And he that was 
healed wist not who it was ; for Jesus had con- 
veyed himself away, a multitude being in that 
place. Afterward Jesus findeth him in tlie temple 
and said unto him, "Behold, thou art made 
whole : sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto 
thee." The man departed, and told the Jews that 
it was Jesus, which had made him whole. 

And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and 
sought to slay him, because he had done these 
things on the Sabbath day. But Jesus answered 
them, " My Father worketh hitherto, and I work." 
Therefore the Je ws sought the more to kill him, 
because he not only had broken the Sabbath, but 
said also that God was his Father, making him- 
self equal with God. 

Then answered Jesus and said unto them, 
"Verily, verily, I say unto you. The Son can do 
nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father 
do : for what things soever he doeth, these also 
doeth the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the 
Son, and sheweth him all things that he himself 
doeth : and he will show him greater works than 
these, that ye may marvel. For as the Father 
raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them ; even 
so the Son quickeneth whom he will. For the 
Father judge th no man, but hath committed all 
judgment unto the Son : that all men should 
honour the Son, even as thej^ honour the Father. 
He that honoureth not the Son, honoureth not the 
Father which hath sent him. 

"Verily, verilj^ I say vmto you. He that hear 
eth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, 
hath everlasting life, and shall not come into con 
demnation ; but is passed from death unto life. 
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming 
and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of 
the Son of God : and they that hear shall live. 
For as the Father hath life in himself ; so hath he 
given to the Son to have life in himself ; and hath 



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given him authority to execute judgment also, 
because he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: 
for the hour is coming, in the which all that are 
in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come 
forth ; they that have done good, unto the resur- 
rection of life ; and they that have done evil, unto 
the resurrection of damnation. 

'• I can of mine own self do nothing ; as I hear, 
I judge : and my judgment is just ; because I seek 
not mine own will, but the will of the Father 
which hath sent me. If I bear witness of myself, 
my witness is not true. There is another that 
beareth witness of me ; and I know that the wit- 
ness which he witnesseth of me is true. Ye sent 
unto John, and he bare vfitness unto the truth. 
But I receive not testimony from man : but these 
things I say, that ye might be saved. He Avas a 
burning and a shining light : and ye vv^ere willing 
for a season to rejoice in his light. But I have 
greater witness than that of John : for the works 
which the Father hath given me to finish, the 
same v^/^orks that I do, bear witness of me, that 
the Father hath sent me. And the Father himself, 
which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. 
Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor 
seen his shape. And ye have not his word abid- 
ing in you : for whom he hath sent, him ye be- 
lieve not. Search the Scriptures ; for in them ye 
think ye have eternal life ; and they are they 
which testify of me. And ye will not come to 
me, that ye might have life. I receive not hon- 
our from men. But I know you, that ye have 
not the love of God in you. I am come in my 
Father's name, and ye receive me not ; if an- 
other shall come in his own name, him ye will re- 
ceive. How can ye believe, which receive honour 
one of another, and seek not the honour that com- 
eth from God only ? Do not think that I will 
accuse yoa to the Father : there is one that accus- 
eth you, cen Moses, in whom ye trust. For had 
yebe]iove«l Moses, ye vroiild have believed me; for 
he wrote i/f me. But if ye believe not his writings 
how "^hall Jo hpiieve iny vv orus r 



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XII. 

And it came to pass at that time, that, on the 
second Sabbath after the first, Jesus went through 
the corn fields ; and his disciples were a hungered, 
and began, as they went, to pluck the ears of 
corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. 
But when certain of the Pharisees saw it they 
said unto them, "Why do ye that which is not 
lawful to do on the Sabbath day ?" And they said 
unto him, " Behold, thy disciples do that which is 
not lawful to do upon the Sabbath day. Why do 
they so V But Jesus, answering, said unto them, 
'' Have ye never read so much as this, what David 
did, when he had need and was a hungered and 
they which were with him? how he went and 
entered into the house of God, in the days of Abia- 
thar the high priest, and did take and eat the 
shewbread, and gave also to them that were with 
him ; which it was not lawful for him to eat, 
neither for them which were with him, but only 
for the priests alone ? Or have ye not read in the 
law, how that on the Sabbath days the priests in the 
temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless ? 
But I say unto you. That in this place is one 
greater than the temple. But if ye had known 
what this meaneth, ' I will have mercy and not 
sacrifice,' ye would not have condemned the 
guiltless." And he said unto them, " The Sabbath 
was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath : 
therefore the Son of man is Lord also even of the 
Sabbath day." 

And it came to pass also on another Sabbath, 
when he was departed thence, that he entered 
again into the synagogue and taught : and, be- 
hold, there was a man there whose right hand 
was withered. And they asked him, saying, " Is 
it lawful to heal on the Sabbath days ?" And the 
scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he 
would heal him on the Sabbath day ; that they 
might find an accusation against him. But he 
knew their thoughts, and said to the man which 
had the withered hand, " Eise up, and stand 
forth in the midst." And he arose and stood forth. 



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Then said Jesus unto them, ' ' I will ask you one 
thing ; Is it lawful on the Sabbath days to do 
good, or to do evil ? to save life, or to destroy it ?" 
But they held their peace. And he said unto them, 
" What'^man shall there be among you, that shall 
have one sheep, and if it fall into a j^it on the Sab- 
bath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it 
out? How much then is a man better than a 
sheep ? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the 
Sa^bbath days." And when he had looked round 
about on them all with anger, being grieved for 
the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the 
man, " Stretch forth thine hand." And he 
stretched it out : and his hand was restored whole 
like as the other. 

Then the Pharisees were filled with madness ; 
and went out and communed one with another 
what they might do to Jesus, and held a council 
against him ; and straightway took coimcil with 
the Herodians against him, how they might de- 
stroy him. But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew 
himself, with his disciples, from thence, to the 
sea ; and great multitudes from Galilee followed 
him, and from Judea, and from Jerusalem, and 
from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan ; and they 
about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when 
they had heard what great things he did, came 
unto him, and he healed them all. 

And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship 
should wait on him because of the multitude, lest 
they should throng him. For he had healed 
many ; insomuch that they pressed upon him for 
to touch him, as many as^ had plagues. And un- 
clean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before 
him, and cried, saying, "Thou art the Son of 
God !" And he straitly charged them that they 
should not make him knoAvn : that it might be 
fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, 
saying, 

*' Behold my servant, whom I have chosen ; 
My beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased : 
I will put my spirit upon him. 
And he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. 
He shall not strive, nor cry ; 



38 trbe ©ne GospeL 

Neither shall any man hear his voice in the 

streets. 
A bruised reed shall he not break, 
And smoking flax shall he not quench, 
Till he send forth judgment unto victory. 
And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.'* 

And it came to pass in those days, that he went 
out into a mountain to pray, and continued all 
night in prayer to God. And when it v as day, he 
called unto him of his disciples whom he would; 
and they came unto him: and of them he chose 
and ordained twelve, whom also he named 
apostles; that the^^ should be with him, and that 
he might send them forth to preach, and to have 
power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out demons. 
Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; 
the first, Simon vv^hom he also named, and who is 
called, Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James 
the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of 
James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which 
is " The sons of thunder;" and Philip and Barthol- 
omew: and Matthew the publican; and Thomas, 
and James the son of Alpheus, and Judas or 
Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus, the 
brother of James, and Simon the Canaanite, 
called Zelotes, and Judas Iscariot, who also was 
the traitor and betrayed him. 

And he came down with them, and stood in the 
plain, and the company of his disciples, and a 
great multitude of people out of all Judea and 
Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and 
Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed 
of their diseases; and they that were vexed with 
unclean spirits: and they were healed. And the 
whole multitude sought to touch him: for there 
went virtue out of him, and healed them all. 

XIII. 

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a 
mountain: and when he was set, his disciples 
came unto him. And he opened his mouth, and 
taught them, saying, * ' Blessed are the poor in 
spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, Bless- 



Zbc ©lie Gospel. 39 

ed are they that mourn : for they shall be comfort- 
ed. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit 
the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and 
thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. 
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain 
mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they 
shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers : for 
they shall be called the children of God. Blessed 
are they which are persecuted for righteousness' 
sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." 

And he lifted up his eyes upon his disciples and 
said, " Blessed be ye poor, for yours is the kingdom 
of God, Blessed are ye that weep now, for ye 
shall laugh. Blessed are ye, when men shall re- 
vile you and persecute you, and say all manner of 
evil against you falsely, for my sake. Blessed are 
ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall 
separate you from their company and shall re- 
proach you and cast out your name as evil for the 
Son of man's sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and be 
exceedingly glad and leap for joy; for behold, 
great is your reward in heaven: for in like man- 
ner did their fathers persecute the prophets which 
were before you ! But woe unto you that are rich! 
for ye have received your consolation. Woe unto 
you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto 
you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 
Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of 
you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. 

*' Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have 
lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted ? It is 
thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, 
and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are 
the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill 
cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, 
and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; 
and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 
Let y out light so shine before men, that they may 
see your good works, and glorify your Father 
which is in heaven. 

" Think not that I am come to destroy the law, 
or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to 
fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and 
earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass 
from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever 



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therefore shall break one of these least command- 
ments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called 
the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whoso- 
ever shall do and teach them, the same shall be 
called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say 
unto you. That except your righteousness shall ex- 
ceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, 
ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of 
heaven. 

"• Ye have heard that it was said by them of old 
time, 'Thoushalt not kill; and whosoever shall 
kill shall be in danger of the judgment:' but I say 
unto you. That whosoever is angry with his 
brother without a cause, shall be in danger of the 
judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, 
* Raca,' shall be in danger of the council: but who- 
soever shall say, ' Thou fool,' shall be in danger of 
hell fire. Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the 
altar, and there rememberest that thy brother 
hath aught against thee; leave there thy gift 
before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled 
to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 
Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou 
art in the way with him; lest at any time the ad- 
versary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge 
deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into 
prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no 
-means come out thence, till thou hast paid the 
uttermost farthing. 

" Ye have heard that it was said by them of old 
time, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery:' but I 
say unto you. That whosoever looketh on a wom- 
an to lust after her hath committed adultery with 
her already in his heart. And if thy right eye 
offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee : 
for it is profitable for thee that one of thy mem- 
bers should perish, and not that thy whole body 
should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand 
offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee : for 
it is profitable for thee that one of thy members 
should perish, and not that thy whole body should 
be cast into hell. 

" It hath been said, * Whosoever shall put away 
his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce- 
ment : ' but I say unto you, That whosoever shall 



Ube ©ne <5ospeU 41 

put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornica- 
tion, causeth her to commit adultery : and whoso- 
ever shall marry her that is divorced committeth 
adultery. 

" Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by 
them of old time, ' Thou shalt not forswear thy- 
self, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths : ' 
but I say unto you, Swear not at all ; neither by 
heaven ; for it is God's throne : nor by the earth ; 
for it is his footstool : neither by Jerusalem ; for 
it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt 
thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not 
make one hair white or black. But let your com- 
munication be 'Yea,' ' yea ; ' ' Nay,' ' nay : ' for 
whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. 

' ' Ye have heard that it hath been said , ' An eye 
for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth : ' but I say 
unto you. That ye resist not evil : but whosoever 
shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him 
and offer the other also. And if any man will 
sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let 
him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall 
compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 
Give to him that asketh of thee, and from him 
that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. 
And of him that taketh away thy goods ask them 
not again. 

''Ye have heard that it hath been said, 'Thou 
shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy.' 
But I say unto you which hear. Love your ene- 
mies, bless them that curse you, do good to them 
that hate you, and pray for them which despitef ul- 
ly use you, and persecute you : that ye may be the 
children of your Father which is in heaven : for 
he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the 
good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the un- 
just. For if ye love them which love you, what 
thank or reward have ye ? for sinners also love 
those that love them. Do not even the pubhcan^ 
the same ? And if ye salute your brethren only, 
what do ye more than others ? Do not even the 
publicans so ? And if ye do good to them which 
do good to you, what thank have ye ? For sinners 
also do even the same. And if ye lend to them of 
whom ye hope to receive, what thank have yej 



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For sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as 
much again. But love ye your enemies, and do 
good, and lend, hoping for nothing again ; and 
your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the 
children of the Highest : for he is kind unto the 
unthankful and to the evil. Be ye therefore 
merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Be ye 
therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in 
heaven is perfect. 

' ' Take heed that ye do not your alms before 
men, to be seen of them : otherwise ye have no 
reward of your Father w^hich is in heaven. There- 
fore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a 
trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the 
synagogues and in the streets, that they may 
have glory of men. Verily I say unto you. They 
have their reward. But when thou doest alms, 
let not thy left hand know what thy right hand 
doeth : that thine alms may be in secret : and thy 
Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward 
thee openly. 

"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as 
the hypocrites are : for they love to pray standing 
in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, 
that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto 
you. They have their reward. But thou, when thou 
prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast 
shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in se- 
cret ; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall 
reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not 
vain repetitions, as the heathen do : for they think 
that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 
Be not ye therefore like unto them : for your 
Father knoweth what things ye have need of, be- 
fore ye ask him. After this manner therefore 
pray ye : 

" Our Father which art in heaven, 

Hallowed be thy name. 

Thy kingdom come. 

Thy will be done in earth, as it is heaven. 

Give us this day our daily bread. 

And forgive us our debts, as w^e forgive our 
debtors. 

And lead us not into tempta.tion, but deliver 
US from evil : 



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For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever. Amen. 

' ' For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your 
heavenly Father will also forgive you : but if ye 
forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your 
Father forgive your trespasses. 

"Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypo- 
crites, of a sad countenance : for they disfigure 
their faces, that they may appear unto men to 
fast. Verily I say unto you. They have their 
reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint 
thine head, and wash thy face ; that thou appear 
not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which 
is in secret : and thy Father which seeth in secret 
shall reward thee openly. 

' ' Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon 
earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and 
where thiev^es break through and steal: but lay 
up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where 
neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where 
thieves do not break through nor steal: for where 
your treasure is, there will your heart be also. The 
light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye 
be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But 
if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of 
darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be 
darkness, how great is that darkness ! No man 
can serve two masters: for either he will hate 
the one, and love the other; or else he will hold 
to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve 
God and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, 
Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, 
or what ye shall drink ; nor yet for your body, 
what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than 
meat, and the body than raiment ? Behold the 
fowls of the air; for they sow not, neither do they 
reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly 
Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better 
than they ? Which of you by taking thought can 
add one cubit unto his stature? And why take 
ye thought for raiment ? Consider the lilies of 
the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither 
do they spin: and yet I say unto you. That even 
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one 
of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of 



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the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast 
into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, 
O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, 
saying, ' What shall vre eat V or, ' What shall we 
drink f or, ' Wherewithal shall we be clothed T 
(for after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for 
your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of 
all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of 
Grod, and his righteousness; and all these things 
shall be added unto you. Take therefore no 
thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take 
thought for the things of itself. Sufiicient unto 
the day is the evil thereof. 

"Judge not, and ye shall not be judged. For 
with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: 
condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: for- 
give and ye shall be forgiven: give, and it shall be 
given unto you: good measure, pressed down, and 
shaken together, and running over, shall men give 
into your bosom. For with the same measure 
that ye mete withal it shall be measui^d to you 
again.'' 

And he spake a parable unto them. " Can the 
blind lead the blind ? Shall they not both fall into 
the ditch ? The disciple is not above his master: 
but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. 
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy 
brother s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in 
thine own eye ? Either how canst thou say to thy 
brother, ' Brother, let me pull out the mote that is 
in thine eye,' when thou thyself beholdest not the 
beam that is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite, 
cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and 
then shalt thou see clearly to pull out and cast out 
the mote that is in thy brother's eye. Give not 
that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye 
your pearls before swine, lest they trample them 
under their feet, and turn again and rend you. 

'•Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and ye 
shall find: knock, and it shall be opened unto you; 
for every one that asketh receiveth: and he that 
seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall 
be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if 
his son ask bread, will he give him a stone ? Or if 
He ask a fish, will he give him a serpent ? If ye 



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then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto 
your children, how much more shall your Father 
which is in heaven give good things to them that 
ask him ? Therefore all things whatsoever ye 
would that men should do to you, do ye even so to 
them: for this is the law and the prophets. 

" Enter ye in at the strait gate: for Avide is the 
gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to de- 
struction, and many there be which go in thereat: 
because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, 
which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find 
it. Beware of false prophets, which come to you 
in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are raven- 
ing wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. 
For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of 
thorns, or of thistles, men do not gather figs, nor of 
thorns or of a bramblebush gather they grapes. 
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; 
but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good 
tree bringeth not forth and cannot bring forth evil 
fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good 
fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit 
is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore 
by their fruits ye shall know them. A good man 
out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth 
that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil 
treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is 
evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth 
speaketh. 

''And why call ye me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not 
the things which I say ? Not every one that saith 
unto me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter into the kingdom 
of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Father 
which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that 
day, ' Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy 
name ? and in thy name have cast out demons ? and 
in thy name done many wonderful works ?' And 
then will I profess unto them, ' I never knew you: 
depart from me, ye that work iniquity.' 

"Therefore whosoever cometh to me, and hear- 
eth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will 
shew you to whom he is like: he is like a wise man 
which built his house, and digged deep, and laid 
the foundation on a rock: and when the rain de- 
scended, and the floods came, and the winds blew; 



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when the flood arose, the stream beat vehementlj^ 
upon that house, and could not shake it: and it fell 
not, for it was founded upon a rock. But every 
one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth 
them not, is like a foolish man, which without a 
foundation built his house upon the sand: and the 
rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds 
blew, and the stream did beat vehemently against 
ihat house; and immediately it fell; and the fall 
and the ruin of that house was great. " And it came 
to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the 
people were astonished at his doctrine: for he 
taught them as one having authority, and not as 
the scribes. 

XIV. 

Now when Jesus had ended all his sayings in 
the audience of the people, and was come down 
from the mountain, great multitudes followed him; 
and he entered into Capernaum. And a certain 
centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was 
sick and ready to die. And when he heard of 
Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, 
beseeching him that he would come and heal his 
servant, and saying, " Lord, my servant lieth at 
home, sick of the palsy, grievously tormented." 
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him 
instantly, saying, that he was worthy for whom 
he should do this : " For he loveth our nation, 
and he hath built us a synagogue." And Jesus 
saith unto them, "I will come and heal him." 
Then Jesus went with them. 

And Avhen he was now not far from the house, 
the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto 
him, "Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not 
worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof : 
wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to 
come unto thee : but speak the word only, and my 
servant shall be healed. For I also am a man set 
under authority, having under me soldiers, and I 
say unto one, ' Go,' and he goeth ; and to another, 
' Come,' and he cometh : and to my servant, ' Do 
this,' and he doeth it." When Jesus heard these 
things, he marvelled at him, and turned him 



about, and said unto the people that followed him, 
'' Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great 
faith, no, not in Israel. And I say unto you. That 
many shall come from the east and west, and shall 
sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in 
the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the 
kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness : 
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." 

And Jesus said unto them that were sent by the 
centurion, ''Go your way; and say unto him, 
'As thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee.' " 
And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. 
And they that were sent, returning to the house, 
found the servant w^hole that had been sick. 

And it came to pass the day after, that he went 
into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples 
went with him and much people. Now when he 
came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there 
was a dead man carried out, the only son of his 
mother, and she wa.s a widow : and much people 
of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw 
her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, 
" Weep not." And he came and touched the bier : 
and they that bare him stood still. And he said, 
"Young man, I say unto thee. Arise." And he 
that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And 
he delivered him to his mother. And there came 
a fear on all : and they glorified God, saying, 
" That a great prophet is risen up among us ;" and, 
''That God hath visited his people." And this 
rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea, 
and throughout all the region round about. 

Now when the disciples of John shewed him of 
all these things, and John had heard in the prison 
the works of Christ, he, calling unto him two of 
his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying unto him, 
"Art thou he that should come? or look we for 
another ? When the men were come unto him, they 
said, "John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, 
' Art thou he that should come ? or look we for 
another V " And in the same hour he cured many 
of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; 
and unto many that were blind he gave sight. 
Then Jesus answering said unto them, " Go your 
way, and tell John again those things which ye 



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have seen and heard : how that the blind receive 
their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are 
cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised 
up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 
And blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended 
in me." 

And when the messengers of John were departed, 
Jesus began to speak unto the multitudes and to say 
unto the people concerning John, "What went je 
out into the wilderness for to see ? A reed shaken 
with the wind ? But what went ye out for to see ? 
A man clothed in soft raiment ? Behold, they that 
wear soft clothing and are gorgeously apparelled, 
and live delicately, are in kings' houses and 
courts. But what went ye out for to see ? A 
prophet ? Yea, I say unto you. and much more 
than a prophet. For this is he, of whom it is 
written, 
'' 'Behold, I send nay messenger before thy face, 

Which shall prepare th}^ way before thee.' 
For verily I say unto you, Among those that are 
born of women there hath not risen a greater 
prophet than John the Baptist: notwithstanding 
lie that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater 
than he. And from the days of John the Bap- 
tist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth 
violence, and the violent take it by force. For all 
the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 
And if ye will receive it, this is Elijah, which was 
for to come. He that hath ears to hear let him 
hear." 

And all the people that heard him, and the pub- 
licans, justified God, being baptized with the bap- 
tism of John. But the Pharisees and lawyers re- 
jected the counsel of God against themselves, be- 
ing not baptized of him. And the Lord said, 
''\Yhereunto then shall I liken the men of this 
generation ? and to what are they like ? They are 
like unto children sitting in the market-place, and 
calling one to another, and saying unto their fel- 
lows, ' We have piped unto you. and ye have not 
danced; we have mourned unto you and ye have 
not lamented or wept.' For John the Baptist came 
neither eating bread nor drinking wine: and ye 
say, ' He hath a demon. ' The Son of man is come 



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eating and drinking; and ye say, ' Behold a glut- 
tonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publi- 
cans and sinners !' But wisdom is justified of all 
her children." 

Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein 
most of his mighty works were done because they 
repented not: '' Woe unto thee, Chorazin! Woe 
unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, 
which were done in you, had been done in Tyre 
and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in 
sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you. It shall 
be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of 
judgment, than for you. And thou, Capernaum, 
which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought 
down to hell: for if the mighty works which have 
been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it 
would have remained until this day. But I say 
unto you. That it shall be more tolerable for the 
land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for 
thee." 

At that time Jesus answered and said, " I thank 
thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because 
thou hast hid these things from the wise and pru- 
dent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Even 
so. Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. All 
things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no 
man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither 
knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and 
he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. Come 
unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, 
and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon 
you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in 
heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For 
my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." 

And one of the Pharisees desired him that he 
would eat with him And he went into the Phari- 
see's house, and sat down to meat. And, behold, 
a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when 
she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's 
house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, and 
stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began 
to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them 
with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, 
and anointed them with the ointment. 

Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him 



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saw it, he spake within himself saying, " This man, 
if he were a prophet, would have known who and 
what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: 
for she is a sinner." 

And Jesus answering said unto him, "Simon, I 
have somewhat to say unto thee." And he saith, 
" Master, say on." " There was a certain creditor 
which had two debtors: the one ow^ed five hundred 
pence, and the other fifty. And w^hen they had 
nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. 
Tell me therefore, which of them will love him 
most?" Simon answered and said, " I suppose that 
he, to whom he forga^ve most." And he said unto 
him, "Thou has rightly judged." And he turned 
to the woman, and said unto Simon, " Seest thou 
this woman? I entered into thine house, thou 
gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath 
washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with 
the hairs of her head. Thou gavest me no kiss: 
but this woman since the time I came in hath not 
ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou 
didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed 
my feet with ointment. "Wherefore I say unto 
thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for 
she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the 
same loveth little." And he said unto her, "Thy 
sins are forgiven." And they that sat at meat 
with him began to say within themselves, "Who 
is this that forgiveth sins also ?" And he said to 
the woman, "Thy faith hath saved thee; go in 
peace." 

XV. 

And it came to pass afterward, that Jesus went 
throughout every city and village, preaching and 
shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God : 
and the twelve were with him, and certain 
women, which had been healed of evil spirits and 
infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom 
went seven demons, and Joanna the wife of Chuza 
Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, 
which ministered unto him of their substance. 

And they went into a house. And the multi- 
tude cometh together again, so that they could not 



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so much as eat bread. And when his friends 
heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him : for 
they said, ''He is beside himself." 

Then was brought unto him one possessed with 
a demon, and he was casting it out, and it was blind 
and dumb : and he healed him, insomuch that it 
came to pass, when the demon was gone out, that 
the blind and dumb both spake and saw. And all 
the people wondered, and were amazed, and said, 
"Is not this the son of David?" But when the 
Pharisees, and the scribes which came down from 
Jerusalem, heard it, some of them said, " This fel- 
low hath Beelzebub, and doth not cast out demons, 
but by Beelzebub, the prince and chief of the 
demons, through whom he casteth them out." 

But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, called them 
unto him, and said unto them in parables, " How 
can Satan cast out Satan? Every kingdom divided 
against itself is brought to desolation : that king- 
dom cannot stand. And every city or house 
divided against itself cannot stand but falleth. 
And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against 
himself ; how shall then his kingdom stand ? If 
he rise up against himself, and be also divided he 
cannot stand, but hath an end: because ye say 
that I cast out demons through Beelzebub. And if 
I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your 
children cast them out? therefore they shall be your 
judges. But if I cast out demons with the finger 
of God, and by the Spirit of God, then, no doubt, 
the kingdom of God is come unto you. When a 
strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods 
are in peace; no man can enter into his house, and 
spoil them, except he first bind the strong man : 
but when a stronger than he shall come upon him 
and overcome him, he taketh from him all his 
armour wherein he trusted ; and then he will spoil 
his house, and divide his spoils. He that is not 
with me is against me ; and he that gathereth not 
with me scattereth abroad. 

''Wherefore verily I say unto you, All manner 
of sin shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and 
blasphemies where Avith soever they shall blas- 
pheme: but the blasphemy against tlie Holy Ghost 
shall not be forgiven unto men ; he that shall 



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blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never for- 
giveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation. 
And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son 
of man, it shall be forgiven him : but whosoever 
speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be 
forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the 
world to come. (Because they said, ' He hath an 
unclean spirit.') Either make the tree good, 
and his fruit good ; or else make the tree corrupt, 
and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his 
fruit. O generation of vipers, how can ye, being 
evil, speak good things ? for out of the abundance 
of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out 
of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth 
good things : and an evil man out of the evil 
treasure bringeth forth evil things. But I say 
unto you, That every idle word that men shall 
speak, they shall give account thereof in the day 
of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be jus- 
tified, and by thy words thou shalt be con- 
demned." 

And when the people were gathered thick to- 
gether, certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees, 
and others, sought of him a sign, and tempting 
him, answered, saying, "Master, we would see 
from thee a sign from heaven." But he answered 
and said unto them, "This is an evil and adul- 
terous generation : an evil and adulterous gener- 
ation seeketh after a sign ; and there shall no sign 
be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah. 
For as Jonah was a sign unto the Ninevites, so 
shall also the Son of man be to this generation. 
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in 
the whale's belly : so shall the Son of man be 
three days and three nights in the heart of the 
earth. The men of Nineveh shall rise up in 
the judgment with this generation and shall con- 
demn it : for they repented at the preaching of 
Jonah ; and, behold, a greater than Jonah is here. 
The queen of the south shall rise up in judg- 
ment with the men of this generation, and con- 
demn them : for she came from the uttermost 
parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; 
and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here." 

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putteth it in a secret place, neither under a 
bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come 
in may see the light. The light of the body is the 
eye : therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole 
body also is full of light ; but when thine eye is 
evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Take heed 
therefore that the light which is in thee be not 
darkness. If thy whole body therefore be full of 
light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full 
of light, as when the bright shining of a candle 
doth give thee light. 

'' When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, 
he walketh through dry places, seeking rest ; and 
finding none, then he saith, ' I will return unto 
my house from whence I came out.' And when 
he Cometh, he findeth it empty, swept and gar- 
nished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself 
seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and 
they enter in and dwell there : and the last state 
of that m.an is worse than the first. Even so shall 
it be also unto this wicked generation." 

And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a 
certain woman of the company lifted up her 
voice, and said unto him, "Blessed is the womb 
that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast 
sucked!" But he said. " Yea, rather, blessed are 
they that hear the word of God, and keep it." 
While he yet talked to the people, and the multi- 
tude sat about him, behold, there came to him his 
mother and his brethren, and could not come at 
him for the press, and standing without, desiring 
to speak with him, sent unto him, calling him. 
Then it was told him by certain which said unto 
him, " Behold, thy mother and thy brethren 
stand without, and seek for thee, desiring to see 
thee and to speak with thee." But he answered 
and said unto them that told him, saying, "Who 
is my mother? and who are my brethren? They 
are these which hear the word of God, and do it." 
And he looked round about on them which sat 
about him, and stretched forth his hand toward his 
disciples, and said, " Behold my mother and my 
brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of God, 
my Father, which is in heaven, the same is my 
brother, and my sister, and mother," 



54 xrbe ©ne 6ospeL 

And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought 
him to dine with him; and he went in, and sat 
down to meat. And w^hen the Pharisee saw it, 
he marvelled that he had not first washed before 
dinner. And the Lord said unto him, " Now do 
ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup 
and the platter; but your inward part is full of 
ravening and wickedness. Ye fools, did not he 
that made that which is without make that which 
is within also ? But rather give alms of such 
things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean 
unto you. But woe unto you, Pharisees ! for ye 
tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and 
pass over judgment and the love of God; these 
ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other 
undone. Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love 
the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greet- 
ings in the markets. Woe unto you, scribes and 
Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye are as graves which 
appear not, and the men that walk over them are 
not aware of them. ' 

Then answered one of the lawyers, and said 
unto him, " Master, thus saying thou reproachest 
us also." And he said, ''W^oe unto you, also, ye 
lawyers ! for ye lade men with burdens grievous 
to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the bur- 
dens with one of your fingers. Woe unto you ! for 
ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your 
fathers killed them. Truly ye bear witness that 
ye allow- the deeds of your fathers; for they in- 
deed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. 
Therefore also said the wisdom of God, ' I will 
send them prophets and apostles, and some of 
them they shall slay and persecute;' that the blood 
of all the prophets, which was shed from the 
foundation of the world, may be required of this 
generation; from the blood of Abel unto the blood of 
Zachariah, w^hich perished between the altar and 
the temple; verily I say unto you, it shall be re- 
quired of this generation. Woe unto you, iav»^3'ers! 
for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye 
entered not in yourselves, and them that were en- 
tering in ye hindered." 

And as he said these things unto them, the 
scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him v^h^- 



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mently, and to provoke him to speak of many 
things: laying wait for him, and seeking to catch 
something out of his mouth that they might ac- 
cuse him. 

In the meantime, when there were gathered to- 
gether an innumerable multitude of people, inso- 
much that they trode one upon another, he began 
to say unto hi3 disciples first of all, "Beware ye 
of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be re- 
vealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. 
Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in dark- 
ness shall be heard in the light; and that which 
ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be pro- 
claimed upon the housetops. And I say unto you 
my friends. Be not afraid of them that kill the 
body, and after that have no more that they can 
do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: 
Fear him, which after he hath defiled hath power 
to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. 
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? 
and not one of them is forgotten before God. But 
even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 
Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than 
many sparrows. Also I say unto you. Whosoever 
shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of 
man also confess before the angels of God. But 
he that denieth me before men shall be denied be- 
fore the angels of God. And whosoever shall 
speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be 
forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth 
against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven. 
And when they bring you unto the synagogues, 
and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no 
thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or 
what ye shall say: for the Holy Ghost shall teach 
you in the same hour what ye ought to say."" 

And one of the company said unto him, "Mas- 
ter, speak to my brother, that he divide the in- 
heritance with me." And he said imto him, " Man, 
who made me a judge or a divider over you ?" 
And he said unto them, "Take heed, and be- 
ware of covetousness : for a man's life consisteth 
not in the abundance of the things which he 
possesseth." And he spake a parable unto them, 



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saying, " The ground of a certain rich mai? 
brought forth plentifully : and he thought within 
himself, saying, ' What shall I do, because I have 
no room where to bestow my fruits V And he 
said, ' This will I do : I will pull down my barns, 
and build greater ; and there will I bestow all my 
fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, 
Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many 
years ; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.' 
But God said unto him, ' Thou fool, this night thy 
soul shall be required of thee : then whose shall 
those things be, which thou hast provided V So 
is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is 
not rich toward God." 

And he said unto his disciples, ' ' Therefore I 
say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what 
ye shall eat ; neither for your body, what ye shall 
put on. The life is more than meat, and the body 
is more than raiment. Consider the ravens : for 
they neither sow nor reap ; which neither have 
storehouse nor barn ; and God feedeth them ; how 
much more are y e better than the fowls ? And 
which of you with taking thought can add to his 
stature one cubit ? If ye then be not able to do 
that thing which is least, why take ye thought 
for the rest ? Consider the lilies how they grow ; 
they toil not, they spin not ; and yet I say unto 
you, that Solomon in all his glory was not ar- 
rayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the 
grass, which is to-day in the field, and to-mor- 
row is cast into the oven ; how much more will he 
clothe you, O ye of little faith ? And seek not ye 
what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither 
be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do 
the nations of the world seek after : and your 
Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 
But rather seek ye the kingdom of God ; and all 
these things shall be added unto you. Fear not, 
little flock ; for it is your Father's good pleasure 
to give you the kingdom. Sell that ye have, and 
give alms ; provide yourselves bags which wax 
not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, 
where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupt- 
eth. For where your treasure is, there will your 
heart be also. Let your loins be girded about, and 



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your lights burning ; and ye yourselves like unto 
men that wait for their lord, when he will return 
from the wedding ; that when he cometh and 
knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. 
Blessed are those servants whom the lord when 
he cometh shall find watching : verily I say unto 
you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to 
sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve 
them. And if he shall come in the second watch, 
or come in the third watch, and find them so, 
blessed are those servants. And this know, that 
if tlie goodman of the house had known what 
hour the thief would come, he would have watched, 
and not have suffered his house to be broken 
through. Be ye therefore ready also : for the Son 
of man cometh at an hour when ye think not." 

Then Peter said unto him, " Lord, speakest thou 
this parable unto us, or even to all ?" And the 
Lord said, ''Who then is that faithful and wise 
steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his 
household, to give them their portion of meat in 
due season ? Blessed is that servant, whom his 
lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Of a 
truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler 
over all that he hath. But and if that servant say 
in his heart, ' My lord delayeth his coming ;' and 
shall begin to beat the men-servants and maidens, 
and to eat and drink, and to be drunken ; the lord 
of that servant will come in a day when he look- 
eth not for him, and at an hour when he is not 
aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will ap- 
point him his portion with the unbelievers. And 
that servant, which knew his lord's will, and pre- 
pared not himself, neither did according to his 
will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he 
that knew not, and did commit things worthy of 
stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto 
whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much 
required : and to whom men have committed 
much, of him they will ask the more. I am come 
to send fire on the earth ; and what will I, if it be 
already kindled ? But I have a baptism to be bap- 
tized with ; and how am I straitened until it be 
accomplished ! Suppose ye that I am come to 
give peace on earth ? I tell you, Nay ; but rather 



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division ; for from henceforth there shall be five 
in one house divided, three against two. and two 
against three. The father shall be divided against 
the son, and the son against the father : the 
mother against the daughter, and the daughter 
against the mother ; the mother in law against her 
daughter in law, and the daughter in law against 
her mother in law." 

And he said also to the people, " When ye see a 
cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, 
' There cometh a shower;' and so it is. And when ye 
see the south wind blow, ye say, ' There will be 
heat;' and it cometh to iDass. Ye hypocrites, ye can 
discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how 
is it that ye do not discern this time ^ Yea, and 
why even of yourselves judge ye not what is 
right ? When thou goest with thine adversary to 
the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give dili- 
gence that thou may est be delivered from him; 
lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge de- 
liver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee 
into prison. I tell thee, thou shalt not depart 
thence, till thou hast paid the Yery last mite." 

There were present at that season some that 
told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had 
mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answer- 
ing said unto them, '' Suppose ye that these Galil- 
eans were sinners above all the Galileans, because 
they suffered such things ? I tell you. Nay : but, 
except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Or 
those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam 
fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sin- 
ners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem ? I 
tell you, Nay : but, except ye repent, ye shall all 
likewise perish.'' 

He spake also this parable: "A certain man 
had a fig tree planted in his vineyard : and he 
came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. 
Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, 
' Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit 
on this fig tree, and find none : cut it down ; why 
cumbereth it the ground ?' And he answering 
said unto him, ' Lord, let it alone this year also, 
till I shall dig about it, and dung it : and if it bear 
fruit, well : and if not, then after that thou shalt 
cut it down,'" 



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XVI. 

The same day went Jesus out of the house, and 
sat by the sea side, and he began again to teach. 
And great multitudes were gathered together unto 
him, and were come to him out of every city, so 
that he went into a ship, and sat in the sea ; and 
the whole multitude stood on the shore. 

And he spake many things unto them and 
taught them in parables, saying unto them in his 
doctrine, "Hearken; Behold, there went out a 
sower to sow his seed : and it came to pass, as he 
sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and it was 
trodden down, and the fowls of the air came and 
devoured it up. And some fell on stony ground 
upon a rock where it had not much earth ; and 
immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth 
of earth : but as soon as it was sprung up, when 
the sun was up, it was scorched ; and because it 
lacked moisture and had no root it withered away. 
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew 
up with it, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 
And other fell on good ground, and did yield and 
bare fruit that sprang up and increased ; and 
brought forth some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, 
some thirtyfold." And when he had said these 
things unto them, he cried, "He that hath ears to 
hear, let him hear." 

And when he was alone, they that were about 
him with the twelve, came and asked of him the 
parable, saying imto him, "What might this 
parable be ? Why speakest thou unto them in 
parables ?'' And he answered and said unto them, 
' ' Because it is given unto you to know the mys- 
teries of the kingdom of heaven, but unto them 
that are without it is not given, and all these 
things are done in parables. For whosoever hath, 
to him shall be given, and he shall have more 
abundance : but whosoever hath not, from him 
shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore 
speak I to them in parables : that seeing they may 
see, and not perceive ; and hearing they may 
hear, and not imderstand : lest at any time they 
should be converted, and their sins should bo for- 



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given them. And in them is fulfilled the pro- 
phecy of Isaiah,, which saith, 

"'By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not 
understand ; 
And seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive : 
For this people's heart is waxed gross, 
And their ears are dull of hearing. 
And their eyes they have closed ; 
Lest at any time they should see with their eyes, 
And hear with their ears. 
And should understand with their heart, 
And should be converted, 
And I should heal them.' 

*'But blessed are your eyes, for they see ; and 
your ears, for they hear. For verily I say unto 
you, that many prophets and righteous men have 
desired to see those things which ye see, and have 
not seen them ; and to hear those things which 
ye hear, and have not heard them." 

And he said unto them, ' ' Know ye not this 
parable ? and how then will ye know all parables ? 
Now, therefore, hear ye the parable of the sower : 
it is this : The seed which the sower soweth is the 
word of God. And those by the wayside, where 
the word is sown, are they that hear the word of 
the kingdom, and understand it not ; but when 
they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and 
catcheth and taketh away that word which was 
sown in their hearts, lest they should believe and 
be saved. These are they which receive seed by 
the way side. And these likewise which receive 
the seed into stony places, are they, who, when 
they have heard the word, immediately receive 
it with gladness ; yet these have no root in them- 
selves and so endure or continue but for a time : 
for afterward in time of tribulation or temptation, 
when affliction or persecution ariseth for the 
word's sake, immediately they are offended and 
fall away. And these which are sown among 
thorns, are they which hear the word, and when 
they have heard, go forth : and the cares of this 
world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the 
lusts of other things, and the pleasures of this life, 
entering in, choke the word, and it become th un- 



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fruitful and they bring no fruit to perfection. 
But these which are sown on good ground, are 
they which hear the word and understand it ; and 
receive it in an honest and good heart, and hav- 
ing heard the word, keep it ; which also bear fruit 
with patience, and bring forth some thirtyfold, 
some sixty, and some a hundred." 

And he said unto them, '' No man when he hath 
lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel or put- 
teth it under a bed ; but setteth it on a candle- 
stick, that they which enter in may see the light. 
Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or 
under a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick ? 
For there is nothing that is secret or hid, which 
shall not be manifested ; neither was anj^thing 
hid or kept secret, that shall not be known and 
come abroad. If any man have ears to hear, let 
him hear." And he said unto them, '' Take heed 
therefore how and what ye hear : with what 
measure ye mete it shall be measured to you : and 
unto you that hear shall more be given. For who- 
soever hath, to him shall be given ; and whoso- 
ever hath not, from him shall be taken even that 
which he hath or seemeth to have." 

Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, 
*' The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man 
which sowed good seed in his field : but while 
men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares 
among the wheat, and went his way. And when 
the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, 
then appeared the tares also. So the servants of 
the householder came and said unto him, ' Sir, 
didst not thou sow good seed in thy field ? from 
whence then hath it tares V He said unto them, 
'An enemy hath done this.' The servants said 
unto him, ' Wilt thou then that we go and gather 
them up V But he said ' Nay ; lest, while ye 
gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat 
with them. Let both grow together until the har- 
vest : and in the time of harvest I will say to the 
reapers. Gather ye together first the tares, and 
bind them in bundles to burn them : but gather 
the wheat into my barn.' " 

And he said, *' So is the kingdom of God, as if a 
a man should cast seed into the ground ; and 



62 tbe ©ne 606peU 

should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed 
should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. 
For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself ; first 
the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in 
the ear. But when the fruit is brought forth, im- 
mediately he putteth in the sickle, because the 
harvest is come." 

Another parable put he forth unto them, and he 
said, " Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of 
God ? or with what comparison shall we compare 
it ?" '' The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of 
mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in 
his field ; which indeed, when it is sown in the 
earth, is the least of all and less than all the seeds 
that be in the earth : but when it is sown, it 
groweth up, and when it is grown it becometh the 
greatest among herbs and becometh a tree, and 
shooteth out great branches, so that the birds of 
the air come and lodge under the shadow of it 
in the branches thereof." 

Another parable spake he unto them; ''The 
kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a 
woman took and hid in three measures of meal, 
till the whole was leavened." 

All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude 
in parables, and with many such parables spake 
he the word unto them, as they were able to hear 
it ; but without a parable spake he not unto 
them : and when they were alone, he expounded 
all things to his disciples : that it might be fulfill- 
ed which was spoken by the prophet saying, 

' ' I will open my mouth in parables ; 

I will utter things w^hich have been kept secret 
from the foundation of the world." 

Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went 
into the house : and his disciples came unto him, 
saying, " Declare unto us the parable of the tares 
uf the field." He answered and said unto them, 
" He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 
the field is the world ; the good seed are the chil- 
dren of the kingdom ; but the tares are the chil- 
dren of the wicked one ; the enemy that sowed 
them is the devil ; the harvest is the end of the 
world ; and the reapers are the angels. As there- 
fore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, 



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^o shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of 
man shall send forth his angels and they shall 
gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, 
and them which do iniquity ; and shall east them 
into a furnace of fire : there shall be wailing and 
gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine 
forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. 
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 

''Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto 
treasure hid in a field ; the which when a man 
hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth 
and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 

' ' Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a 
merchant man, seeking goodly pearls : who, when 
he had found one pearl of great price, w^ent and 
sold all that he had, and bought it. 

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a 
net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of 
every kind : which when it was full, they drew 
to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into 
vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at 
the end of the w^orld : the angels shall come forth, 
and sever the wicked from among the just, and 
shall cast them into the furnace of fire : there 
shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." 

Jesus saith unto them, " Have ye understood all 
these things ?" They say unto him, "Yea, Lord.'' 
Then said he unto them, " Therefore every scribe 
w^hich is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven 
is like unto a man that is a householder, which 
bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and 
old." 

And it came to pass that when Jesus had finish- 
ed these parables, he departed thence. 

Now it came to pass on the same day, when the 
even was come, and Jesus saw great multitudes 
about him, that he went into a ship with his disci- 
ples : and he said unto them " Let us go over unto 
the other side of the lake." And he gave com- 
mandment to depart unto the other side. 

And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, 
''Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou 
goest." And Jesus saith unto him, "The foxes 
have holes, and the birds of the air have nests ; 
but the Son of man hath not where to lay his 



64 Ube (S)ne (BospeU 

head." And another of his disciples said unto him, 
*' Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father." 
But Jesus said unto him ' ' Follow me ; and let the 
dead bury their dead. But go thou and preach the 
kingdom of God." 

And when they had sent away the multitude 
and he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed 
him, and they launched forth, and took him even 
as he was in the ship. And there were also with 
him other little ships. But as they sailed he fell 
asleep, and was in the hinder part of the ship, 
asleep on a pillow. And behold there arose and 
came down a great tempest and storm of wind on 
the lake ; and the waves beat into the ship, inso- 
much that the ship was covered with the waves, 
and they were filled with water, and were in 
jeopardy : but Jesus was still asleep. And his 
disciples came to him and awoke him, saying unto 
him, "Master, master, we perish. Lord, save us : 
carest thou not that we perish ?" Then he arose 
and rebuked the wind and the raging of the Avater, 
and said unto the sea, " Peace, be still." And the 
wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he 
said unto them, " Where is your faith ? Why are 
ye so fearful, O ye of little faith ? How is it that 
ye have no faith." But the men feared exceedingly 
and wondered, saying one to another, "What 
manner of man is this ! for he commandeth even 
the winds and the water and sea, and they obey 
him." 

XVII. 

And they came over unto the other side of the 
sea, into the country of the Gadarenes, which is 
over against Galilee. And when he was come out 
of the ship to land, immediately there met him, 
coming out of the city and tombs, two men long 
time possessed with demons, exceeding fierce so 
that no man might pass by that way : who ware no 
clothes, neither abode in any house, but had their 
dwelling among the tombs ; and no man could 
bind them, no not with chains : because that they 
had been often bound with fetters and chains, and 
the chains had been plucked asunder by them, 



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and the fetters broken in pieces : neither conld 
any man tame them. And always night and day, 
they were in the mountains, and in the tombs, 
crying and cutting themselves with stones. But 
behold, when they saw Jesus afar off they ran 
and fell down before him and worshipped him, 
and cried out with a loud voice, and said, " What 
have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the 
most high God ? Art thou come hither to torment 
us before the time ? We adjure thee by God, that 
thou torment us not." For he had said unto one 
of them, and commanded the unclean spirit, 
''Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit." 
For oftentimes it had caught him : and he was 
kept bound with chains and in fetters: and he 
brake the bands, and was driven of the demon 
into the wilderness. 

And Jesus asked him, saying, " What is thy 
name ? And he answered, saying, " My name is 
Legion: for we are many." Because many demons 
were entered into him. And they besought him 
much that he would not send them away out of 
the country, or command them to go out into the 
deep. 

Now there was there, a good way off from them, 
nigh unto the mountains, a great herd of many 
swine feeding. And all the demons besought him, 
saying, " If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away 
into the herd of swine, that we may enter into 
them." And forthwith Jesus gave them leave : 
and he suffered them and said unto them, "Go." 
Then went the unclean spirits out of the man, and 
when they were come out, they went into the herd 
and entered into the swine : and behold, the 
whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep 
place into the lake (they were about two thousand), 
and were choked and perished in the waters. And 
when they that kept and fed the swine saw what 
was done, they fled, and went their ways into the 
city and the country, and told everything, and 
what was befallen to the possessed of the demons. 
And, behold, the whole city went out to meet 
Jesus, and to see what it was that was done. And 
they came to Jesus, and found the man that was 
possessed with the demons and had the legion, but 



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out of whom the demons were departed, sitting at 
the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind: 
and they were afraid. And they also which saw it 
tQld them how it befell to him that was possessed 
of the demons and by what means he was healed, 
and also concerning the swine. Then the whole 
multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round 
about, when they saw hun besought him to depart 
out of their coasts; for they were taken with great 
fear : and he went up into the ship. 

And when he was come into the ship, the man 
that had been possessed, out of whom the 
demons were departed, besought him and be- 
gan to pray that he might be with him. How- 
beit Jesus suffered him not, but sent hi'm 
away, saying unto him, ''Return to thine own 
house, and go home to thy friends, and tell and 
shew them how great things the Lord God hath 
done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.'' 
And he went his way and departed, and began 
to publish throughout the whole city and in 
Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for 
him: and all men did marvel. 

And Jesus passed over again unto the other side 
and came into his own city. And it came to pass, 
that when Jesus was returned, much people 
gathered unto him, for they were all waiting for 
him, and the people gladly received him: and he 
was nigh unto the sea. 

And Levi made him a great feast in his own 
house: and it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at 
meat, behold, there was also a great company of 
publicans and of sinners that came and sat down 
together with him and his disciples : for there 
were many, and they followed him. And when 
their scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with 
publicans and sinners, they murmured against his 
disciples, saying, "How is it that your master 
eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners ? 
And why do ye eat and drink with them ?'' But 
when Jesus heard that, he answering said unto 
them, "They that are whole have no need of the 
physician; but they that are sick. But go ye and 
learn what that meaneth, ' I will have mercy, and 
not sacrifice :' for I am not come to call the 
righteous^ but sinners to repentance/' 



Ubc ©ne (BospeU er 

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees 
Tised to fast: and they came to him, saying, " Wh}' 
do the disciples of John fast often, and make 
prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees: 
but thy disciples fast not, but eat and drink V 
And Jesus said unto them, " Can ye make the chil- 
dren of the bridechamber mourn and fast, while 
the bridegroom is with them ? as long as they 
have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast. 
But the days will come, when the bridegroom 
shall be taken away from them, and then shall 
they fast in those days." 

And he spake also a parable unto them: "No 
man seweth a piece of new cloth, out of a new gar- 
ment, on an old garment : else both the new piece 
which is put in to fill it up taketh away from the 
old garment, and the rent is made worse; and the 
piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not 
with the old. And no man putteth new wine into 
old bottles; else the new wine doth burst the 
bottles, and the wine runneth out and is spilled, 
and the bottles will be marred and perish. But 
new wine must be put into new bottles; and both 
are preserved. No man also having drunk old 
wine straightway desireth new : forhesaith, ' The 
old is better.' " 

And, behold, while he spake these things unto 
them, there came one of the rulers of the syna- 
gogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he 
fell down at Jesus' feet, and worshipped him, and 
besought him greatly that he would come into his 
house ; for he had one only daughter, about 
twelve years of age, and she lay a dying : and 
Jairus said, " My little daughter lieth at the point 
of death, and is even now dead : but I pray thee, 
come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be 
healed, and she shall live." And Jesus arose, and 
followed him, and went with him; and so did his 
disciples. 

But as he went, much people followed him, and 
thronged him. And, behold, a certain woman, 
which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve 
years, and had suffered many things of many 
physicians, neither could be healed of any, and had 
spent all that she had upon physicians, and was 



68 ube ©ne Gospel* 

nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, when 
she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind 
him, a,nd touched the hem of his garment. For 
she said within herself, " If I may touch but his 
clothes, I shall be whole.'' And the woman was 
made whole from that hour; and straightway her 
issue of blood staunched, and the fountain of her 
blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that 
she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, im- 
mediately knowing in himself that virtue had 
gone out of him, turned him about in the press, 
and said, ''Who touched my clothes ?" And when 
all denied, Peter and his disciples that were with 
him said unto him, "Master, the multitude 
throng thee and press thee, and thou seest the 
multitude thronging thee, and saj^est thou, ' Who 
touched me?' " And Jesus said, " Somebody hath 
touched me : for I perceive that virtue is gone out 
of me." And he looked round about to see her 
that had done this thing. And when the woman 
saw that she was not hid, fearing and trembling, 
knowing Avhat was done in her, she came and fell 
down before him, and told him all the truth, and 
declared unto him before all the people for what 
cause she had touched him and how she was 
healed immediately. And Jesus turned him 
about, and when he saw her, he said unto her, 
' ' Daughter, be of good comfort : thy faith hath 
made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of 
thy plague." 

While he yet spake, there came from the ruler 
of the synagogue's house certain which said to 
him: " Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou 
the Master any further ?" As soon as Jesus heard 
the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler 
of the synagogue, "Be not afraid, only believe, 
and she shall be made whole." And Jesus came 
into the house of the ruler of the synagogue. And 
he suffered no man to follow hini in, save Peter, 
and James, and John the brother of James, and 
the father and the mother of the maiden. And 
all wept, and bewailed her. And he seeth the 
tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly, 
and the minstrels and the people making a noise. 
And when he was come in, he said unto them, 



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*' Why make ye this ado, and weep ? Weep not : 
give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleep- 
eth." And they laughed him to scorn, knowing 
that she was dead. But he put them all out; and 
when the people were put forth, he taketh the 
father and the mother of the damsel, and them 
that were with him, and entereth in where the 
damsel was lying. And he took the damsel by 
the hand, and said unto her, ''Talitha cumi; " 
(which is, being interpreted), " Damsel, I say unto 
thee, -arise." And straightway the damsel's spirit 
came again, and she arose, and walked: for she 
was of the age of twelve years. And her parents 
were astonished with a great astonishment. And 
he charged them straitly that they should tell no 
man, and that no man should know what was done; 
and commanded that something should be given 
her to eat. And the fame hereof went abroad into 
all that land. 

And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men 
followed him, crying, and saying, "Thou Son of 
David, have mercy on us." And when he was 
come into the house, the blind men came to him: 
and Jesus saith unto them, " Believe ye that I am 
able to do this? ' They said unto him, ''Yea, 
Lord." Then touched he their eyes, saying, "Ac- 
cording to your faith be it unto you." And their 
eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them 
saying, " See that no man know it." But they, 
when they were departed, spread abroad his fame 
in all that country. 

As they went out, behold, they brought to him a 
dumb man possessed with a demon. And when 
the demon was cast out, the dumb spake: and the 
multitudes marvelled, saying, " It was never 
so seen in Israel." But the Pharisees said, "He 
casteth out demons through the prince of the de- 
mons." 

And he went out from thence, and came into 
his own country; and his disciples followed him. 
And when he was come into his own country, and 
the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in 
their synagogue: and many hearing him were as- 
tonished, saying, ''From whence hath this man 
this wisdom and these mighty works, and what 



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wisdom is this which is given unto him. that even 
such mighty works are wrought by his hands ? Is 
not this the carpenter, the carpenter's son, the son 
of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of 
Juda, and Simon ? and are not his brethren and 
his sisters all here with us ? Whence then hath 
this man all these things ?" An^ they were 
offended at him. But Jesus said unto them, "A 
prophet is not without honour, but in his own 
country, and among his own kin, and in his own 
house." And he did not many mighty works, be- 
cause of their unbelief, and could there do no 
mighty work, save that he laid his hands ui^on a 
few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled 
because of their unbelief. 

And Jesus went round about all the cities and 
villages, teaching in their synagogues and preach- 
ing the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every 
sickness and every disease among the people. But 
when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with 
comx)assion on them, because they fainted, and 
Avere scattered abroad, as sheep having no shep- 
herd. Then saith he unto his disciples, *'The 
harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are 
few; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, 
that he will send forth labourers into his harvest." 

XVIII. 

And when he had called unto him his twelve dis- 
ciples, he began to send them forth by two and 
two; and gave them power and authority over all 
unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all 
manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 

These twelve Jesus sent forth to preach the 
kingdom of God, and to heal the sick, and com- 
manded them, saying, 

'' Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into 
any city of the Samaritans enter ye not : but go, 
rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 
And as ye go, preach, saying, ' The kingdom of 
heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick, cleanse the 
lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons : freely ye 
have received, freely give.'' 

And he said unto them, '' Provide nothing, no 



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money, neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your 
purses, nor scrip, nor bread, for your journey; 
neither have two coats apiece, neither shoes, but 
be shod with sandals; nor yet staves, but a statt" 
only : for the workman is worthy of his meat. 
And into whatsoever city or town or place ye 
shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy ; and 
there abide till ye go thence. And when ye come 
into a house, salute it. And if the house be 
worthy, let your peace come upon it : but if it be 
not worthy, let your peace return to you. And 
whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your 
words, when ye depart out of that house or city 
or place, shake off the very dust of your feet for 
a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you. 
It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom 
and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for 
that city. 

'' Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst 
of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and 
harmless as doves. But beware of men : for they 
will deliver you up to the councils, and they will 
scourge you in their synagogues ; and ye shall be 
brought before governors and kings for my sake, 
for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 
But when they deliver you up, take no thought 
how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given 
you in that same hour 'what ye shall speak. For 
it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your 
Father which speaketh in you. And the brother 
shall deliver up the brother to death, and the 
father the child : and the children shall rise up 
against their parents, and cause them to be put to 
death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my 
name's sake : but he that endure th to the end 
shall be saved. But when they persecute you in 
this city, flee ye into another : for verily I say 
unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities 
of Israel, till the Son of man be come. The dis- 
ciple is not above his master, nor the servant 
above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that 
he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. 
If they have called the master of the house Beelze- 
bub, how much more shall they call them of his 
household ? 



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" Fear them not therefore : for there is nothing 
covered, that shall not be revealed , and hid, that 
shall not be known. What I tell you in darkness, 
that speak ye in light : and what ye hear in the 
ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. And fear 
not them which kill the body, but are not able to 
kill the soul : but rather fear him which is able to 
destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two 
sparrows sold for a farthing ? and one of them 
shall not fall on the ground without your Father. 
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than 
many sparrows. Whosoever therefore shall con- 
fess me before men, him will I confess also before 
my Father which is heaven. But whosoever shall 
deny me before men, him will I also deny before 
my Father which is in heaven. Think not that I 
am come to send peace on the earth : I came not to 
send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a 
man at variance against his father, and the 
daughter against her mother, and the daughter in 
law against her mother in law. And a man's foes 
shall be they of his own household. He that 
loveth father or mother more than me is not 
worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter 
more than me is not worthy of me. And he that 
taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not 
worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it : 
and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. 

'' He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he 
that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a pro- 
phet shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that 
receiveth a righteous man in the name of a right- 
eous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of 
these little ones a cup of cold water only in the 
name of a disciple, veril}- I say unto you. He shall 
in no wise lose his reward.'' 

And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an 
end of commanding his twelve disciples, he de- 
parted thence to teach and to preach in their 
cities. And they went out, and departed, and 
went through the towns, and preached the gospel, 
and that men should repent. And they cast out 



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many demons, and anointed with oil many that 
were sick, and healed them everywhere. 

Now when a convenient day was come, that 
king Herod the tetrarch on his birthday made a 
supper to his lords, high captains, and chief 
estates of Galilee ; the daughter of Herodias 
came in, and danced before them, and pleased 
Herod and them that sat with him; whereupon 
the king said unto the damsel, and promised, 
" Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give 
it thee." And he sware unto her, "Whatsoever 
thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the 
half of my kingdom." And she went forth, and 
said unto her mother, "What shall I ask ?" And 
she said. " The head of John the Baptist." And 
she, being before instructed of her mother, came 
in straightway with haste unto the king, and 
asked, saying, " I will that thou give me here by 
and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist." 
i^nd the king was exceeding sorry: yet neverthe- 
less for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which 
sat with him at meat, he would not reject her. 
And immediately the king sent an executioner, 
and commanded his head to be brought and given 
her : and he went and beheaded John in the 
prison, and brought his head in a charger, and 
gave it to the damsel ; and the damsel gave it to 
her mother. And when his disciples heard of it, 
they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a 
tomb, and went and told Jesus. 

And at that time when the twelve were sent 
forth, Herod heard of the fame of Jesus (for his 
name was spread abroad); and of all that was 
done by him: and he was perplexed, because that 
it was said of. some, that John was risen from the 
dead; and of some that Elijah had appeared; and 
of others, that one of the old prophets was risen 
again: and others Jsaid, that it is a prophet, or as 
one of the prophets. But when Herod heard there- 
of, he said unto his servants, "John have I be- 
headed: but who is this of whom I hear such 
things ? This is John the Baptist whom I beheaded; 
he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty 
works do shew forth themselves in him." And he 
desired to see him. 



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After these things, the apostles gathered them- 
Belves together unto Jesus, and, when they were 
returned* told him all things, both what they had 
done, and what they had taught. And when 
Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he 
said unto them, ' ' Come ye yourselves apart into 
a desert place, and rest a while." For there were 
many coming and going, and they had no leisure 
so much as to eat. 

And Jesus took them, and they departed thence 
and went aside by ship privately over the sea of 
Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias, into a desert 
place apart belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 
And the people had heard thereof and saw them 
departing, and many knew him, and a great mul- 
titude followed him, because they saw his miracles 
which he did on them that were diseased, and 
they ran afoot thither out of all the cities, and 
outwent them, and came together unto him. And 
Jesus when he came out, went up into a moun- 
tain, and there he sat with his disciples. And the 
passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. 

When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw 
much people come unto him, he was moved with 
compassion toward them, because they were as 
sheep not having a shepherd: and he received 
them and began to teach them many things of 
the kingdom of God, and healed them that had 
need of healing. And when the day began to 
wear away, and was now far spent, and it was 
evening, then his disciples came to him, and said 
unto him, "This is a desert place, and now the 
time is far passed: send the multitude away, that 
they may go into the country round about, and 
into the towns and villages, and lodge and buy 
themselves bread and victuals, for they have 
nothing to eat, and we are here in a desert place." 
And he saith unto Philip, " Whence shall we buy 
bread, that these may eat ?" And this he said to 
prove him: for he himself knew what he would 
do. Philip answered him, " Two hundred penny- 
worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that 
every one of them may take a little." But Jesus 
answered and said unto them, "They need not 
depart; give ye them to eat," And they say unta 



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him, " Shall we go and buy two hundred penny- 
worth of bread, and give them to eat ?" He saith 
unto them, " How many loaves have ye ? go and 
see." And when they knew, one of his disciples, 
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, 
" There is a lad here which hath five barley loaves, 
and two small fishes: but what are they among so 
many? We have here no more but five loaves 
and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat 
for all this people." He said, "Bring them hither to 
me." And he commanded his disciples to make 
all the multitude to sit down by companies, by 
fifties in a company, upon the green grass. (Now 
there was much grass in the place.) And they did 
so, and made them all sit down in ranks, by hun- 
dreds, and by fifties. 

And when he had taken the five loaves and the 
two fishes he looked up to heaven and he blessed, 
and when he had given thanks, he brake the 
loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before 
them, and the disciples distributed and gave them 
to the multitude that were set down; and likewise 
of the two fishes divided he among them all, as 
much as they would. And they did all eat, and 
were all filled. 

When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, 
" Gather up the fragments that remain, that noth- 
ing be lost. " Therefore they gathered them togeth- 
er, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of 
the five barley loaves and of the fishes, that re- 
mained over and above unto them that had eaten. 
And they that had eaten of the loaves were in 
number about five thousand men, beside women 
and children. 

Then those men, when they had seen the miracle 
that Jesus did, said, " This is of a truth that 
prophet that should come into the world." And 
when Jesus therefore perceived that they would 
come and take him by force, to make him a king, 
he straightway constrained his disciples to get 
into a ship, and to go before him to the other side, 
unto Bethsaida, while he sent the multitudes 
away. And his disciples went down unto the sea, 
and entered into a ship, and went over the sea to- 
ward Capernaum, 



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And when he had sent the multitudes away, he 
departed and went up again into a mountain 
apart to pray; and when the evening was come, 
and it was now dark, Jesus himself was there 
alone on the land, not having come to them. But 
the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew, 
and the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed 
with waves; for the wind was contrary unto 
them; and he saw them toiling in rowing. And 
about the fourth watch of the night, when they 
had rowed about five and twenty or thii^ty fur- 
longs, Jesus went unto them walking upon the 
sea, and would have passed by them. And when 
the disciples saw him walking upon the sea, 
and drawing nigh unto the ship, they sup- 
posed it had been a spirit : for they all saw him, 
and were troubled, saying, "It is a spirit." And 
they were afraid, and cried out for fear. But im- 
mediately Jesus talked with them, and spake unto 
them, saying, "Be of good cheer; it is I : be not 
afraid." 

And Peter answered him and said, " Lord, if it 
be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water." 
And he said, " Come." And when Peter was 
come down out of the ship, he walked on the 
water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind 
boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, 
he cried, saying, " Lord, save me." And immedi- 
ately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught 
him, and said unto him, "O thou of little faith, 
wherefore didst thou doubt?" Then they went 
up into the ship, and they that were in the ship 
willingly received them into it. And when they 
were come into the ship, the wind ceased. Then 
they that were in the ship were sore amazed in 
themselves beyond measure, and wondered. For 
they considered not the miracle of the loaves ; for 
their heart was hardened. And they came and 
worshipped him, saying, " Of a truth thou art the 
Son of Grod." And immediately the ship was at 
the land whither they went, and drew to the shore. 

And when they were gone over, they came into 
the land of Gennesaret. And when they were 
come out of the ship, straightway the men of that 
place had knowledge of him, and they ran through 



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that whole region and sent out into all that coun- 
try round about, and began to carry about in beds 
and brought unto him all those that were sick and 
diseased where they heard he was; and besought 
him that they might only touch the hem of his 
garment : and as many as touched w^ere made 
perfectly wdiole. And w^hithersoever he entered, 
into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the 
sick in the streets, and besought him that they 
might touch if it were but the border of his gar- 
ment : and as many as touched him w^ere made 
whole. 

XIX. 

The day following, w^hen the people which stood 
on the other side of the sea saw that there was none 
other boat there, save that one whereinto his dis- 
ciples Avere entered, and that Jesus went not w^ith 
his disciples into the boat, but tliat his disciples 
were gone aw^ay alone (howbeit there came other 
boats from Tiberias, nigh unto the place where 
they did eat bread after that the Lord had given 
thanks) : when the people therefore saw that J esus 
was not there, neither his disciples, they also took 
shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for 
Jesus. And when they had found him on the other 
side of the sea, they said unto him, "Eabbi, wiien 
camest thou hither ?" Jesus answered them and 
said, "Verily, Verily, I say unto you. Ye seek me, 
not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye 
did eat of the loaves, and were filled. Labour not 
for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat 
which endureth unto everlasting life, wdiich the 
Son of man shall give unto you : for him hatn 
God the Father sealed." 

Then said they unto him, "What shall w^e do, 
that we might work the works of God ?" Jesus 
answered and said unto them, " This is the w^ork 
of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. ' 
They said therefore unto him, " What sign shew- 
est thou then, that we may see, and believe tliee '. 
what dost thou w^ork? Our fathers did eat manna 
in the desert; as it is written, 'He gave them 
bread from heaven to eat.' " Then Jesus said unto 



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them, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave 
you not that bread from heaven; but my Father 
giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the 
bread of God is he which eometh down from 
heaven, and giveth life unto the world/' Then 
said they unto him, '' Lord, evermore give us this 
bread." 

And Jesus said unto them, " I am the bread of 
life; he that eometh to me shall never hunger; 
and he that belie veth on me shall never thirst. 
But I said unto you. That ye also have seen me, 
and believe not. All that the Father giveth me 
shall come to me; and him that eometh to me I 
will in no wise cast out. For I came down from 
heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of 
him that sent me. And this is the Father's will 
wnich hath sent me, that of all which he hath giv- 
en me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up 
again at the last day. And this is the will of him 
that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, 
and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: 
and I will raise him up at the last day/' 

The Jews then murmured at him, because he 
said, "I am the bread which came down from 
heaven." And they said, '' Is this not Jesus, the 
son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know ? 
how is it then that he saith, ' L came down from 
heaven V " Jesus therefore answered and said 
unto them, " Murmur not among yourselves. No 
man can come to me, except the Father which 
hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up 
at the last day. It is written in the prophets, 
'And they shall be all taught of Grod.' Every 
man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned 
of the Father, eometh unto me. Not that any 
man hath seen the Father, save he Avhich is of 
God, he hath seen the Father. Verily, verily, I 
say unto you, He that believeth on me hath ever- 
lasting life. I am that bread of life. Your fath- 
ers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 
This is the bread which eometh down from heav- 
en, that a man may eat thereof and not die. 
I am the living bread which came down from 
heaven; if any man eat of this bread, he shall 
live forever : and the bread which I will give is 



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my flesh, which I will give for the life of the 
world." 

The Jews therefore strove among themselves, 
saying, " How can this man give us his flesh to 
eat?" Then Jesus said unto them, " Verily, ver- 
ily, I say unto you. Except ye eat the flesh of the 
Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life 
in you. Whoso eateth my flesh and drinketh my 
blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at 
the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and 
my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my 
flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and 
I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and 
I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even 
he shall live by me. This is that bread which 
came down from heaven: not as your fathers did 
eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this 
bread shall live forever." 

These things said he in the synagogue, as he 
taught in Capernaum. Many therefore of his dis- 
ciples, when they had heard this, said, "This is a 
hard saying; who can hear it?" When Jesus 
knew in himself that his disciples murmured at 
it, he said unto them, ' ' Doth this offend you ? 
What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend 
up where he was before ? It is the spirit that 
quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words 
that I speak unto you, they are spirit and they 
are life. But there are some of you that believe 
not." For Jesus knew from the beginning who 
they were that believed not, and who should be- 
tray him. And he said, ''Therefore said I unto 
you that no man can come unto me, except it were 
given unto him of my Father." From that time 
many of his disciples went back, and walked no 
more with him. Then said Jesus unto the twelve, 
" Will ye also go away?" Then Simon Peter an- 
swered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? thou 
hast the words of eternal life. And we believo 
and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of 
the living God." Jesus answered them, "Have 
not I chosen you twelve ? and one of you is n 
devil." He spake of Judas Iscariot, the son o\ 
Simon: for he it was that should betray him, be- 
ing one of the twelve. After these things Jesus 



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walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in 
Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. 

Then came together unto Jesus the Pharisees, 
and certain of the scribes, which came from Jeru- 
salem. And when they saw some of his disciples 
eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwash- 
en hands, they found fault. For the Pharisees 
and all the Jews, except they wash their hands 
oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the 
elders. And when they come from the market, 
except they wash, they eat not. And many 
other things there be, which they have received to 
hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brazen ves- 
sels, and of tables. Then the Pharisees and scribes 
asked him, saying, "Why do thy disciples trans- 
gress and walk not according to the tradition of 
the elders, for they wash not their hands when 
they eat bread, but eat bread with unwashen 
hands ?" 

But he answered and said unto them, "Well 
hath Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is 
written, 

' ' ' This people draweth nigh unto me with their 
mouth, 

And honoureth me with their lips ; 

But their heart is far from me. 

Howbeit in vain do they worship me, 

Teaching for doctrines the commandments of 
men.' 

"For laying aside the commandment of God, 
ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of 
pots and cups : and many other such things ye 
do." 

And he said unto them, " Why do ye also trans- 
gress the commandment of God by your tradition? 
Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that 
ye may keep your own tradition. For God com- 
manded, and Moses said, ' Honour thy father and 
thy mother ;' and ' Whoso curseth father or 
mother, let him die the death.' But ye say, ' If a 
man shall say to his father or his mother, ' It is 
Corban' (that is to say, a gift), 'by whatsoever 
thou mightest be profited by me ;' and honour not 
his father or his mother, he shall be free. And ye 



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suffer him no more to do aught for his father or 
his mother; thus have ye made the commandment 
of Grod of none effect by your tradition, which ye 
have delivered: and many such like things do ye." 

And he called the multitude : and when he'^had 
called all the people unto him, he said unto them, 
"Hearken unto me every one of you, and under- 
stand : not that which goeth into the mouth de- 
fileth a man. There is nothing from without a 
man, that entering into him can defile him : but 
the things which come out of him, those are they 
that defile the man. If any man have ears to 
hear, let him hear.'' 

Then came his disciples, and said unto him, 
" Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, 
after they heard this saying ?" But he answered 
and said, "Every plant, which my heavenly 
Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let 
them alone : they be blind leaders of the blind. 
And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into 
the ditch.'' 

And when he was entered into the house from 
the people, his disciples asked him concerning the 
parable. And Peter answered and said unto him, 
" Declare unto us this parable.'' And Jesus said 
unto them, "Are ye so without understanding 
also ? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing 
from without entereth into the man, it cannot de- 
file him ; because it entereth not into his heart, 
but goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the 
draught, purging all meats?" And he said, "But 
those things which proceed out of the mouth come 
forth from the heart ; and the}^ defile the man. 
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed 
evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 
thefts, false witness, covetousness, wickedness, 
deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, 
pride, foolishness : all these evil things Gome from 
within, and these are the things which defile the 
man : but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not 
a man." 

XX. 

And from thence Jesus arose, and then went 
into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered 



83 the Qnc Gospel. 

into a house, and would have no man know it: but 
he could not be hid. And, behold, a certain 
w^onian of Canaan, whose young daughter had an 
unclean spirit, heard of him, and came out of the 
same coasts, and fell at his feet (the woman was a 
Greek, a Syrophenician by nation) : and she cried 
unto him, and besought him that he would cast 
forth the demon out of her daughter, saying, 
" Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David ; 
my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon. '^ 
But he answered her not a word. And his disci- 
ples came and besought him, saying, "Send her 
away ; for she crieth after us." But he answered 
and said, "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep 
of the house of Israel." Then came she and wor- 
shipi^ed him, saying, " Lord, help me." But Jesus 
answered and said unto her, ' ' Let the children 
first be filled : for it is not meet to take the chil- 
dren's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs." And 
she answered and said unto him, ^ ' Truth, Lord : 
yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's 
crumbs, v^hich fall from their master's table." 
Then Jesus answered and said unto her, "O 
woman, great is thy faith : for this saying go thy 
way: be it unto thee even as thou wilt : the demon 
is gone out of thv^ daughter." And her daughter 
was made whole from that very hour. And when 
she was come to her house, she found the demon 
gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed. 

And Jesus again departed from the coasts of 
Tyre and Sidon, and came nigh unto the sea of 
Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of De- 
capolis ; and went up into a mountain, and sat 
down there. And they bring unto him one that 
was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech ; 
and they beseech him to i)ut his hand upon him. 
And he took him aside from the multitude, and 
put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and 
touched his tongue ; and looking up to heaven, he 
sighed, and saith unto him, " Ephphatha," that is, 
"Be opened." And straightway his ears were 
opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, 
and he spake plain. And he charged them that 
they should tell no man : but the more he charged 
them, so much the more a great deal they pub- 



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Hshed it ; and were beyond measure astonished, 
saying, " He hath done all things Avell ; hemaketh 
both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.'' 
And great multitudes came unto him, having with 
them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, 
and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' 
feet ; and he healed them : insomuch that the 
multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to 
speak, the maimed to be Avhole, the lame to walk, 
and the blind to see : and they glorified the God 
of Israel. 

In those days the multitude being very great, 
and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his dis- 
ciples unto him, and said unto them, " I have 
compassion on the multitude, because they have 
now been with me three days, and have notliing 
to eat : and if I send them away fasting to their 
own houses, they will faint by the way : I will 
not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the 
way." For divers of them came from far. And 
his disciples answered him, '' From whence can 
we have so much bread here in the wilderness as 
to fill therewith so great a multitude ?" And 
Jesus asked them, " How many loaves have ye ?" 
And they said, " Seven, and a few little fishes." 
For they had a few small fishes. And he com- 
manded the multitude to sit down on the ground : 
and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, 
and brake them, and gave to his disciples to set 
before them ; and the disciples did set them before 
the multitude : and he blessed, and commanded 
to set the fishes also before them. So they did all 
eat, and were filled : and they took up of the 
broken meat that was left seven baskets full. 
And they that had eaten were about four thou- 
sand men beside women and children : and he 
sent away the multitude. 

And straightway he entered into a ship with his 
disciples, and came into the coasts of Magdala in 
Dalmanutha. And the Pharisees also with the 
Sadducees came forth, and began to question with 
him, and desired him that he would shew them a 
sign from heaven, tempting him. He answered 
and said unto them, " When it is evening, ye say, 
' It will be fair weather : for the sky is red.' And 



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in the morning, ' It will be foul weather to-day : 
for the sky is red and lowering."" O ye hypocrites, 
ye can discern the face of the sky ; but can ye not 
discern the signs of the times ?" And he sighed 
deeply in his spirit, and saith, "Why doth this 
generation seek after a sign ? A wicked and 
adulterous generation seeketh after a sign. Verily 
I say unto you, there shall no sign be given unto 
it but the sign of the prophet Jonah." And he 
left them, and entering into the ship again depart- 
ed to the other side. 

Now the disciples, when they were come to the 
other side, had forgotten to take bread, neither 
had they in the ship with them more than one 
loaf. Then Jesus charged them, saying, "Take 
heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees 
and of the Sadducees, and of the leaven of Herod." 
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, 
"It is because we have taken no bread." And 
when Jesus perceived it he said unto them, "O 
ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, 
because ye have brought no bread ^ perceive ye not 
yet, neither understand ? have ye your heart yet 
hardened ? having eyes, see ye not ? and having 
ears, hear ye not ? and do ye not remember ? 
When I brake the five loaves among five thou- 
sand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye 
up?" They say unto him, "Twelve." "And 
when the seven loaves among the four thousand, 
how many baskets full of fragments took ye up ?" 
And they said "Seven." And he said unto them, 
" How is it that ye do not understand that I spake 
it not to you concerning bread, that ye should be- 
ware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the 
Sadducees ?" Then understood they how that he 
bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but 
of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sad- 
ducees. 

And he cometh to Bethsaida ; and they bring a 
blind man unto him, aud besought him to touch 
him. And he took the blind man by the hand, 
and led him out of the town ; and when he had 
spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he 
asked him if he saw aught. And he looked up, 
and said, " I see men as trees, walking." After 



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that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and 
made him look up : and he was restored, and saw 
every man clearly. And he sent him away to his 
house, saying, ' ' Neither go into the town, nor tell 
it to any in the town." 

XXI. 

And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the 
towns of Caesarea Philippi. And it came to pass 
when Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Phil- 
ippi, as he was alone by the way, praying, his 
disciples were with him : and he asked them, saying 
unto them ' ' Who do men say that I the Son of 
man am?" And they answered and said, " Some say 
that thou art John the Baptist : but some say Elijah; 
and others say Jeremiah, or that one of the old 
prophets is risen again, " And he saith unto them, 
''But who say ye that I am ?" And Simon Peter 
answered and said unto him, "Thou art the 
Christ, the Son of the living God." And Jesus 
answered and said unto him, "Blessed art thou, 
Simon Bar-jona : for flesh and blood hath not 
revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in 
heaven. And I say also unto thee, that thou art 
Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church ; 
and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom 
of heaven ; and whatsoever thou shalt bind on 
earth shall be bound in heaven ; and whatsoever 
thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in hea- 
ven." Then straitly charged he his disciples, and 
commanded them that they should tell no man 
that he was Jesus the Christ. 

And from that time foi*th began Jesus to shew 
unto his disciples and to teach them, saying, 
how that he the Son of man must go unto Jerusa- 
lem, and suffer many things and be rejected of the 
elders and of the chief priests and scribes, and be 
killed, and be raised again the third day : and 
he spake that saying openly. Then Peter took 
him, and began to rebuke him, saying, "Be it far 
from thee. Lord : this shall not be unto thee/' But 
when he had turned about and looked on his dis- 
ciples, he rebuked Peter, saying unto him " Get 



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thee behind me, Satan : thou art an offence unto 
me : for thou savourest not the things that be of 
God, but the things that be of men." 

And when he had called the people unto him, 
with his disciples also, he said unto them all, 
"" Whosoever will come after me, let him deny him- 
self, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it ; but 
whosoever will lose his life for my sake, and the 
gospel's, the same shall save it. For what shall it 
profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world and 
lose his own soul ? or lose himself or be cast away? 
or what shall a man give in exchange for his 
soul ? For the Son of man shall come in the glory 
of his Father with his angels ; and then he shall 
reward every man according to his works. Who- 
soever, therefore, shall be ashamed of me and of 
my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, 
of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, 
when he shall come in his own glory, and in the 
glory of his Father with the holy angels." 

And he said unto them, ' ' Verily I say unto you, 
That there be some of them that stand here, which 
shall not taste of death, till they have seen the 
kingdom of G-od come with power, and see the 
Son of man coming in his kingdom." And it came 
to pass about an eight days after these sayings, 
Jesus took with him Peter, and James, and John, 
his brother, and went up into a high mountain 
apart by themselves to pray. And as he prayed- 
he was transfigured before them : and the fashion 
of his countenance was altered, and his face did 
shine as the sun, and his raiment became shining, 
exceeding white and glistering as the light, so 
as no fuller on earth can white them. And behold 
there appeared unto them in glory two men, which 
were Moses and Elijah : who, talking with him, 
spake of his decease which he should accomplish 
at Jerusalem. But Peter and they that were with 
him were heavy with sleep : and when they were 
awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that 
stood with him. And it came to pass, as they 
departed from him, Peter answered and said unto 
Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here: and 
if thou wilt, let us make here three ta;bernacles ; 



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one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Eli- 
jah " — not knowing what he said : for he wist 
not what to say, for they were sore afraid. 

While he thus spake, behold, there came a bright 
cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as 
they entered into the cloud. And, behold, there 
came a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is 
my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased ; hear 
ye him." And when the disciples heard it, they fell 
on their face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus 
came and touched them, and said, "Arise, and be 
not afraid." And suddenly when the voice w^as 
past, and they had lifted up their eyes, and looked 
round about, they saw no man any more, save 
Jesus only with themselves. And as they came 
down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, 
saying, "Tell the vision to no man, nor what 
things ye have seen, until the Son of man be risen 
again from the dead." And they kept that saying 
with themselves, questioning one with another 
Avhat the rising from the dead should mean. 

And his disciples asked him, saying, "Why 
then say the scribes that Elijah must first come ?" 
And Jesus answered and said unto them, "Elijah 
verily cometh first, and restoreth all things ; and 
it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer 
many things, and be set at nought. But I say 
unto you. That Elijah is indeed come already, 
and they knew him not, but have done unto him 
w^hatsoever they listed, as it is written of him. 
Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them." 
Then the disciples understood that he spake 
unto them of John the Baptist. And they kept it 
close, and told no man in those days any of those 
things which they had seen. 

And it came to pass, that on the next day, when 
they were come down from the hill, he came to 
his disciples, and he saw a great multitude about 
them, and the scribes questioning with them. 
And straightway all the people, when they beheld 
him, were greatly amazed, and running to him 
saluted him. And when they were come to the 
multitude, he asked the scribes, "What question 
ye with them ?" And behold, there came to him a 
certain man, one of the multitude, who kneeling 



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down to him, cried out and answered, and said, 
"■ Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which 
hath a dumb spirit. I beseech thee, look upon my 
son : for he is mine only child ; have mercy on 
him ; for he is lunatic, and sore vexed. And, lo 
the spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out ; 
and wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him ; 
and he foameth again, and gnasheth with his 
teeth, and pineth away, and the spirit bruising 
him hardly departeth from him ; and I brought 
him to thy disciples, and I spake to them and be- 
sought them that they should cast him out, and 
they could not cure him." 

Then Jesus answered him, and said, ''O faith- 
less and perverse generation, how long shall I be 
with you? And how long shall I suffer you? 
bring thy son hither to me." And they brought 
him unto him : and when he saw him, as he was 
yet a coming, the demon threw him down and tare 
him ; and he fell on the groimd, and wallowed 
foaming. And he asked his father, "How long is 
it ago since this came unto him ?" And he said, 
" Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast him into 
the fire, and oft into the waters, to destroy him ; 
but if thou canst do anything, have compassion 
on us, and help us." Jesus said unto him, " If 
thou canst believe, all things are possible to him 
that believe th." And straightway the father of 
the child cried out, and said with tears, "Lord, I 
believe ; help thou my unbelief." When Jesus 
saw that the people came running together, he re- 
buked the foul spirit, saying unto him, "Thou 
dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of 
him, and enter no more into him." And the spirit 
cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him : 
and he was as one dead ; insomuch that many 
said, "He is dead." But Jesus took him by the 
hand, and lifted him up ; and he arose : and he 
delivered him again to his father ; and the child 
was cured from that very hour. And they were 
all amazed at the mighty power of God. And 
when Jesus was come into the house, his disci- 
ples came to him apart, and asked him privately, 
"Why could not we cast him out ?" And Jesus 
said unto them, " Because of your unbelief ; for 



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verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a 
grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this 
mountain, ' Eemove hence to yonder place ;' and 
it shall remove ; and nothing shall be impossible 
unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out, and 
can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and 
fasting." 

And they departed thence, and passed through 
Galilee ; and he would not that any man should 
know it. And while they abode in Galilee, they 
wondered every one at all things which Jesus 
did. For Jesus taught his disciples, and said 
unto them, "Let these sayings sink down into 
your ears : for the Son of man shall be delivered 
and betrayed into the hands of men : and they shall 
kill him ; and after that he is killed, he shall rise 
again the third day." And they were exceeding 
sorry, but they understood not that saying, and 
it was hid from them, that they perceived it not : 
and they were afraid to ask him of that saying. 

And he came to Capernaum. And when they 
were come to Capernaum, they that received trib- 
ute money came to Peter, and said, " Doth not 
your master pay tribute? " He saith, " Yes." And 
when he was come into the house, Jesus pre- 
vented him, saying, " What thinkest thou, Simon? 
of whom do the kings of the earth take custom 
or tribute ? of their own children or of strangers ? " 
Peter saith unto him, "Of strangers." Jesus 
saith unto him, ' ' Then are the children free. Not- 
withstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou 
to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish 
that first Cometh up; and when thou hast opened 
his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that 
take, and give unto them. for me and thee." 

Then at the same time, there arose a reasoning 
among them, which of them should be greatest. 
And Jesus being in the house, and perceiving the 
thought of their heart, asked them, " What was it 
that ye disputed among yourselves by the way ?" 
But they held their peace: for by the way they 
had disputed among themselves, who should be 
the greatest. And he sat down, and called the 
twelve; and the disciples came unto Jesus, saying, 
*' Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" 



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And he saith unto them, ''If any man desire to be 
first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of 
all." And Jesus called a little child unto him, and 
took him and set him by him in the midst of them: 
and when he had taken him in his arms, he said 
unto them, "Verily I say unto you, Except ye be 
converted, and become as little children, ye shall 
not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever 
therefore shall humble himself as this little child, 
the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 
And whosoever shall receive this child, or one of 
such little children, in my name, receiveth me: 
and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, 
bv.t him that sent me: for he that is least among 
you all, the same shall be great.'' 

And John answered him, saying, " Master, we 
saw one casting out demons in thy name, and he 
folio weth not us: and we forbad him, because he 
followeth not with us." But Jesus said unto him, 
" Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall 
do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak 
evil of me. For he that is not against us is for us 
and on our part. For whosoever shall give you a 
cup of water to drink in my name, because ye be- 
long to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not 
lose his reward . But whosoever shall offend one of 
these little ones that believe in me, it were better for 
him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, 
and that he were cast into and drowned in the 
depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of 
offences ; for it must needs be that offences come: 
but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! 
Wherefore if thy hand offend thee, cut it off and 
cast it from thee : it is better for thee to enter into 
life maimed, rather than having two hands to go 
into hel], into the fire that never shall be quenched: 
where their Avorm dieth not, and the fire is not 
quenched. And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off, 
and cast it froBi thee: it is better for thee to enter 
halt into life, rather tlian having two feet to be 
cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be 
quenched: where their worm dieth not, and the 
fire is not quenched. And if thine eye offend thee, 
pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better 
for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with on^ 



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eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into 
hell fire: where their worm dieth not, and the fire 
is not quenched. For every one shall be salted 
with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with 
salt. Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his 
saltness, wherewith will ye season it ? Have 
salt in yourselves, and have peace one with an- 
other. 

'' Take heed that ye despise not one of these little 
ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their 
angels do always behold the face of my Father 
which is in heaven. For the Son of man is come 
to save that which was lost. How think ye ? if a 
man have a hundred sheep and one of them be 
gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine 
and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that 
which is gone astray? And if so be that he find 
it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that 
sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not 
astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father 
which is in heaven, that one of these little ones 
should perish. Moreover if thy brother shall tres- 
pass against thee, go and tell him his fault between 
thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou 
hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear 
thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in 
the mouth of two or three witnesses every word 
may be established. And if he shall neglect to 
hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect 
to hear the church, let him be vuito thee as a 
heathen man and a publican. Verily I say unto 
you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be 
bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose 
on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say 
unto you. That if two of you shall agree on earth 
as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be 
done for them of my Father which is in heav^en. 
For where two or three are gathered together in 
my name, there am I in the midst of them." 

Then came Peter to him, and said, " Lord, how 
oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive 
him? till seven times?" Jesus saith unto him, 
*' I say not unto thee, Until seven times : but until 
seventy times seven. Therefore is the kingdom of 
heaven likened unto a certain king, which would 



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take account of his servants. And when he had 
begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, 
which owed him ten thousand talents. But foras- 
much as he had not to pay, his lord commanded 
him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all 
that he had, and payment to be made. The 
servant therefore fell down and worshipped him, 
saying, ' Lord, have patience with me, and I will 
pay thee all.' Then the lord of that servant was 
moved with compassion, and loosed him, and for- 
gave him the debt. But the same servant went 
out, and found one of his fellowservants, which 
owed him a hundred pence : and he laid hands on 
him, and took him by the throat, saying, ' Pay me 
that thou owest.' And his fellowservant fell 
down at his feet, and besought him, saying, 
'Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.' 
And he would not : but went and cast him into 
prison, till he should pay the debt. So when his 
fellowservants saw what was done, they were 
very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all 
that was done. Then his lord, after that he had 
called him, said unto him, ' O thou Avicked ser- 
vant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou 
desiredst me - shouldest not thou also have had 
compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had 
pity on thee V And his lord was wroth, and de- 
livered him to the tormentors, till he should pay 
all that was due unto him. So likewise shall my 
heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your 
hearts forgive not every one his brother their tres- 
passes/' 

XXII. 

Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. 
The brethren of Jesus therefore said unto him, 
'* Depart hence, and go into Judea, that thy dis- 
ciples also may see the works that thou doest. 
For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, 
and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If 
thou do these things, shew thyself to the world." 
For neither did his brethren believe in him. Then 
Jesus said unto them, " My time is not yet come: 
but your time is alway ready. The world cannot 



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hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, 
that the works thereof are evil. Go ye u]3 unto 
this feast : I go not up yet unto this feast; for my 
time is not yet full come." And it came to pass, 
that when Jesus had said these words unto them, 
he abode still in Galilee. But when his brethren 
were gone up, then he arose from thence, and de- 
parted from Galilee, and went also up unto the 
feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. 

And it came to pass, when the time was come 
that he should be received up, he steadfastly set 
his face to go * to Jerusalem, and sent messengers 
before his face : and they went, and entered into a 
village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. 
And they did not receive him, because his face 
was as though he would go to Jerusalem. And 
when his disciples James and John saw this, they 
said, "Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to 
come down from heaven, and consume them, even 
as Elijah did ?" But he turned and rebuked them, 
and said, " Ye know not what manner of spirit ye 
are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy 
men's lives, but to save them." And they went to 
another village. 

And it came to pass, that, as they went in 
the way, a certain man said unto him. " Lord, 
I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest." And 
Jesus said unto him, "Foxes have holes, and 
birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man 
hath not where to lay his head." And he said 
unto another, " Follow me." But he said, "Lord, 
suffer me first to go and bury my father." Jesus 
said unto him, "Let the dead bury their dead: 
but follow thou me, and go thou and preach the 
kingdom of God." And another also said, " Lord, 
I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them 
farewell, which are at home at my house." And 
Jesus said unto him, "No man, having put his 
hand to the plough, and looking back, is tit for the 
kingdom of God." 

After these things the Lord appointed other 
seventy also, and sent them two and two before 
his face into every city and place, whither he 
himself would come. Therefore said he unto 
them, " The harvest truly is great, but the labour- 



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ers are few : pray ye therefore the Lord of the 
harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his 
harvest. Go your ways : beiiold, I send you forth 
as lambs among wolves. Carry neither purse, nor 
scrip, nor shoes : and salute no man by the way. 
And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, 
' Peace be to this house.' And if the son of peace 
be there, your peace shall rest upon it : if not, 
it shall turn to you again. And in the same 
house remain, eatmg and drinking such things 
as they give : for the labourer is worthy of his 
hire. Gro not from house to house. And into 
whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, 
eat such things as are set before you: and heal 
the sick that are therein, and say unto them, 
the kingdom of G-od is come nigh unto you.' But 
into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive 
you not, go your ways out into the streets of the 
same, and say. Even the very dust of your city, 
which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you; 
notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the king- 
dom of Grod is come nigh unto you.' But I say 
unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that 
day for Sodom, than for that city. Woe unto thee 
Chorazin ! woe unto thee, Bethsaida ! for if the 
mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, 
which have been done in you, they had a great 
while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 
But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon 
at the judgment than for you. And thou, Caper- 
naum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust 
down to hell. He that heareth you heareth me; 
and he that despise th you despiseth me; and he 
that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me." 

And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, 
that he passed through the midst of Samaria and 
Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, 
there met him ten men that were lepers, which 
stood afar off : and they lifted up their voices, and 
said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." And 
when he saw them, he said unto them, " Go shew 
yourselves unto the priests." And it came to pass 
that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one 
of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned 
back, an4 with a loud voice glorified God, and fell 



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down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks : 
and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering 
said, " Were there not ten cleansed? but where 
are the nine ? There are not found that returned 
to give glory to God, save this stranger." And he 
said unto him, "Arise go thy way : thy faith hath 
made thee whole. 

Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and 
said, '* Where is he ?" And there was much mur- 
muring among the people concerning him : for 
some said, " He is a good man." Others said, 
" Nay, but he deceiveth the people." Howbeit no 
man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews. 

Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up 
into the temple, and taught. And the Jews mar- 
velled, saying, "How knoweth this man letters, 
having never learned ?" Jesus answered them and 
said, "My doctriDC is not mine, but his that sent 
me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of 
the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I 
speak of myself. He that speaketh of himself 
seeketh his own glory : but he that seeketh his 
glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unright- 
eousness is in him. Did not Moses give you the 
law? and yet none of you keepeth the law. Why 
go ye about to kill me ?" The people answered and 
said, " Thou hast a demon: who goeth about to kill 
thee ?" Jesus answered and said unto them, " I 
have done one work, and ye all marvel. Moses 
therefore gave unto you circumcision (not because 
it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and ye on the 
sabbath day circumcise a man. If a man on the 
sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of 
Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, 
because I have made a man every whit whole on 
the sabbath day ? Judge not according to the ap- 
pearance, but judge righteous judgment." 

Then said some of them of Jerusalem, *' Is not 
this he, whom they seek to kill ? But, lo, he speak- 
eth boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do 
the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? 
Howbeit we know this man whence he is : but when 
Christ Cometh, no man knoweth whence he is." 
Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught say- 
ing, " Ye both know me, and ye know whence I 



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am : and I am not come of myself, but he that 
sent me is true, whom ye know not. But I know 
him, for I am from him, and he hath sent me." 
Then they sought to take him : but no man laid 
hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. 

And many of the people believed on him, and 
said, ''When Christ cometh, will he do more 
miracles than these which this man hath done P 
The Pharisees heard that the people murmured 
such things concerning him ; and the Pharisees 
and the chief priests sent officers to take him. 
Then said Jesus unto them, ''Yet a little while 
am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent 
me. Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and 
where I am, thither ye cannot come." Then said 
the Jews among themselves, ' ' Whither will he go 
that we shall not find him ? Will he go unto 
the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach 
the Gentiles ? What manner of saying is this that 
he said, ' Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me : 
and where I am, thither ye cannot come ?" 

In the last day, that great day of the feast, 
Jesus stood and cried, saying, " If any man thirst, 
let him come unto me, and drink. He that be- 
lie veth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of 
his belly shall flow rivers of lining water." (But 
this spake he of the Spirit, which they that be- 
lieve on him should receive : for the Holy Ghost 
was not yet given ; because that Jesus was not yet 
glorified.) Many of the people therefore, when 
they heard this saying, said, " Of a truth this is 
the Prophet." Others said, " This is the Christ.". 
But some said, " Shall Christ come out of Galilee ? 
Hath not the scripture said, ' That Christ cometh 
of the seed of David, and out of the town of Beth- 
lehem, where David was '? " So there was a divi- 
sion among the people because of him. And some 
of them would have taken him ; but no man laid 
hands on him. 

Then came the officers to the chief priests and 
Pharisees; and they said unto them, "Why have ye 
not brought him ? " The officers answered^i "Never 
man spake like this man." Th^n answered them 
the Pharisees, " Are ye also deceived ? Have any 
of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him ? 



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But this people who knoweth not the law are 
cursed." Nicodemus saith unto them (he that 
came to Jesus by night, being one of them), " Doth 
our law judge any man, before it hear him, and 
know what he doeth ?" They answered and said 
unto him, "Art thou also of Galilee? Search, 
and look : for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet." 
And every man went unto his own house. And 
Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives. 

XXIII. 

And early in the morning he came again into 
the temple, and all the people came unto him ; 
and he sat down, and taught them. And the 
scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman 
taken in adultery ; and when they had set her 
in the midst, they say unto him, "Master, this 
woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 
Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such 
should be stoned : but what say est thou ?'• This 
they said, tempting him, that they might have to 
accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with 
his finger wrote on the ground, as though he 
heard them not. So when they continued asking 
him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, 
"He that is without sin among you, let him first 
cast a stone at her." And again he stooped down, 
and wrote on the ground. And they which heard 
it, being convicted by their own conscience, went 
out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto 
the last : and Jesus was left alone, and the woman 
standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up 
himself, and saw none but the woman, he said 
unto her, " Woman, where are those thine ac- 
cusers ? hath no man condemned thee ?" She 
said, " No man. Lord." And Jesus said unto her, 
" Neither, do I condemn thee : go, and sin no 
more." 

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, " I 
am the light of the world : he that followeth me 
shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the 
light of life." The Pharisees therefore said unto 
him, " Thou bearest record of thyself ; thy record 
is not true." Jesus answered and said unto them, 



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'* Though I bear record of myself, yet my record 
is true : for I know whence I came, and whither I 
go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither 
I go. Ye judge after the flesh ; I judge no man. 
And yet if I judge, my judgment is true : for I 
am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. 
It is also written in your law, that the testimony 
of two men is true. I am one that bear witness of 
myself, and the Father that sent me beareth wit- 
ness of me." Then said they unto him, ''Where 
is thy Father?" Jesus answered, "Ye neither 
know me, nor my Father : if ye had known me, 
ye should have known my Father also." These 
words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught 
in the temple : and no man laid hands on him ; 
for his hour was not yet come. 

Then said Jesus again unto them, " I go my 
way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your 
sins : whither I go, ye cannot come." Then said 
the Jews, " Will he kill himself ? because he saith, 
'Whither I go, ye cannot come.'" And he said 
unto them, * ' Ye are from beneath ; I am from 
above : ye are of this world ; I am not of this 
world. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall 
die in your sins : for if ye believe not that I am 
he, ye shall die in your sins." 

Then said they unto him, "Who art thou?" 
And Jesus saith unto them, " Even the same that 
I said unto y ou from the beginning. I have many 
things to say and to judge of you : but he that 
sent me is true ; and I speak to the world those 
things which I have heard of him." They under- 
stood not that he spake to them of the Father. 
Then said Jesus unto them, ' ' When ye have 
lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that 
I am he, and that I do nothing of myself : but as 
my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. 
And he that sent me is with me : the Father hath 
not left me alone ; for I do always those things 
that please him." As he spake these words, many 
believed on him. Then said Jesus to those Jews 
which believed on him, " If ye continue in my word, 
then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know 
the truth, and the truth shall make you free." 

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hnd were never in bondage to any mail ; how 
sayest thou, ' Ye shall be made free ' ?" Jesus an- 
swered them, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. 
And the servant abideth not in the house for ever ; 
but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore 
shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. I 
know that ye are Abraham's seed ; but ye seek to 
kill me, because mj^ word hath no place in you. 
I speak that which I have seen with my Father : 
and ye do that which ye have seen with your 
father." They answered and said unto him, 
"Abraham is our father." Jesus saith unto them, 
" If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the 
works of Abraham. But now ye seek to kill me, 
a man that hath told you the truth, which I have 
heard of God : this did not Abraham. Ye do the 
deeds of your father." Then said they to him, 
' ' We be not born of fornication ; we have one 
Father, even God." Jesus said unto them, "If 
God were your Father, ye would love me : for I 
proceeded forth and came from God ; neither 
came I of myself, but he sent me. Why do ye 
not understand my speech ? even because ye can- 
not hear my word. Ye are of your father the 
devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He 
was a murderer from the beginning, and abode 
not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. 
When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own : 
for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because 
I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Which of 
you convinceth me of sin ? And if I say the truth, 
why do ye not believe me ? He that is of God 
heareth God's words : ye therefore hear them not, 
because ye are not of God." 

Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, 
' ' Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and 
hast a demon ?" Jesus answered, " I have not a 
demon ; but I honor my Father, and ye do dis- 
honor me. And I seek not mine own glory : there 
is one that seeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily, I 
say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall 
never see death." Then said the Jews unto him, 
" Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abra- 
ham is dead, and the prophets ; and thou sayest, 



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' If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of 
death.' Art thou greater than our father Abra- 
ham, which is dead ? and the prophets are dead ; 
whom makest thou thyself ?'' 

Jesus answered, " If I honour my self , my honour 
is nothing : it is my Father that honoureth me : of 
whom ye say, that he is 3^our God : yet ye have 
not known him : but I know him : and if I should 
say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto 
you : but I know him, and keep his saying. Your 
father Abraham rejoiced to see my day : and he 
saw it, and was glad.'* Then said the Jews unto 
him, " Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast 
thou seen Abraham ?" Jesus said unto them, 
' ' Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham 
was, I am." Then took they up stones to cast at 
him : but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the 
temple, going through the midst of them, and so 
passed by. 

XXIV. 

And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and 
tempted him, saying, "Master, what shall I do to 
inherit eternal life ?'' He said unto him, "' What 
is written in the law ? how readest thou ? And he 
answering said, " Thou shaft love the Lord thy 
God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and 
with all thy strength, and with all thy mind ; and 
thy neighbour as thyself.'' And he said unto him, 
''Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou 
shalt live.'' But he, willing to justify himself, 
said unto Jesus, '' And who is my neighbour ? And 
Jesus answering said, " A certain man went down 
from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, 
which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded 
him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by 
chance there came down a certain priest that way, 
and when he saw him he passed by on the other 
side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the 
place, came and looked on him, and passed by on 
the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he 
journeyed, came where he was : and when he saw 
him, he had compassion on him, and went to him, 
and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, 



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and set him on his own beast, and brought him to 
an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow 
when he departed, he took out two pence, and 
gave them to the host, and said unto him, ' Take 
care of him ; and whatsoever thou spendest more, 
when I come again, I will repay tliee ' Which 
now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour 
unto him that fell among the thieves ?" And he 
said, " He that shewed mercy on him." Then said 
Jesus unto him, '' Go, and do thou likew^ise." 

Now it came to pass, as they went, that he 
entered into a certain village ; and a certain 
woman named Martha received him into her 
house. And she had a sister called Mary, which 
also sat at Jesus' feet and heard his word. But 
Martha was cumbered about much serving, and 
came to him, and said, " Lord, dost thou not care 
that my sister hath left me to serve alone ? bid 
her therefore that she help me." And Jesus 
answered and said unto her, " Martha, Martha, 
thou art careful and troubled about many things: 
but one thing is needful ; and Mary hath chosen 
that good part, which shall not be taken away from 
her." 

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in 
a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disci- 
ples said unto him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as 
John also taught his disciples." And he said unto 
them, when ye pray, say, "Our Father which art 
in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom 
come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. 
Grive us day by day our daily bread. And forgive 
us our sins ; for we also forgive every one that is 
indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation ; 
but deliver us from evil." 

And he said unto them, "Which of you shall 
have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, 
and say unto him, ' Friend, lend me three loaves; 
for a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, 
and I have nothing to set before him V And he from 
within shall answer and say, ' Trouble me not : the 
door is now shut, and my children are with me in 
bed ; I cannot rise and give thee.' I say unto you, 
Though he will not rise, and give him, because he 
m his friend, yet because of his importunity he 



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will rise and give him as many as he needeth. 
And I say imto you, Ask, and it shall be given 
you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall 
be opened unto you. For every one that asketh 
receiveth ; and he that seeketh findeth : and to 
him that knocketh, it shall be opened. If a son 
shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, 
will he give him a stone ? or if he ask a fish, will 
he for a fish give him a serpent ? Or if he shall 
ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion ? If ye 
then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto 
your children : how much more shall your hea- 
venly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask 
him." 

And the seventy returned again with joy, say- 
ing, "Lord, even the demons are subject unto us 
through thy name." And he said unto them, " I 
beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Be- 
hold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents 
and scorpions, and over all the power of the 
enemy ; and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 
Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits 
are subject unto you ; but rather rejoice, because 
your names are written in heaven." In that hour 
Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, " I thank thee, 
O, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou 
hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, 
and hast revealed them unto babes : even so, 
Father ; for so it seemed good in thy sight. All 
things are delivered to me of my Father : and no 
man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father ; and 
who the Father is but the Son, and he to whom 
the Son will reveal him." And he turned him 
unto his disciples, and said privately, " Blessed are 
the eyes which see the things that ye see : for 
I tell you, that many prophets and kings have 
desired to see those things which ye see, and have 
not seen them : and to hear those things which ye 
hear, and have not heard them." 

XXV. 

And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which 
was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked 
him, saying, " Master, who did sin, this man, or 



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his parents, that he was born blind ?" Jesus an- 
swered, "Neither hath this man sinned, nor his 
parents: but that the works of God should be made 
manifest in him. I must work the works of him 
that sent me, while it is day; the night cometh, 
when no man can work. As long as I am in the 
world, I am the light of the world." When he 
had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made 
clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the 
blind man with the clay, and said unto him, " Go, 
wash in the pool of Siloam," (which is by interpre- 
tation, " Sent "). He went his way therefore, and 
washed, and came seeing. The neighbours there- 
fore, and they which before had seen him that 
he was blind, said, "Is not this he that sat and 
begged r Some said, " This is he." Others said, 
" He is like him." But he said, "I am he." There- 
fore said they unto him, "How were thine eyes 
opened ?" He answered and said, " A man that is 
called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, 
and said unto me, ' Go to the pool of Siloam, and 
wash:' and I went and washed, and I received 
sight." Then said they unto him, "Where is he?" 
He said, " I know not." 

They brought to the Pharisees him that afore- 
time was blind. And it was the sabbath day 
when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. 
Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he 
had received his sight. He said unto them, "He 
put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do 
see." Therefore said some of the Pharisees, " This 
man is not of God, because he keepeth not the 
sabbath day." Others said, "How can a man 
that is a sinner do such miracles ?" And there 
was a division among them. They say unto the 
blind man again, "What sayest thou of him, that 
he hath opened thine eyes?" He said, "He is a 
prophet." But the Jews did not believe concern- 
ing him, that he had been blind, and received his 
sight, until they called the parents of him that 
had received his sight. And they asked them, 
saying, "Is this your son, who ye say was born 
blind ? how then doth he now see ?" His parents 
answered them and said, "We know that this is 
our son, and that he was born blind: but by what 



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means he now seeth, we know not: or who hath 
opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask 
him: he shall speak for himself." These words 
spake his parents, because they feared the Jews; 
for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man 
did confess that he was Christ, he should be put 
out of the synagogue. Therefore said his parents, 
'' He is of age; ask him." Then again called they the 
man that was blind, and said unto him, ''Gi\eGod 
the praise: we know that this man is a sinner." 
He answered and said, "Whether he be a sinner 
or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, where- 
as I was blind, now I see." Then said they to him 
again, " What did he to thee ? how opened he thine 
eyes?" He answered them, "I have told you 
already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye 
hear it again ? will ye also be his disciples ?" Then 
they reviled him, and said, ' ' Thou art his disciple; 
but we are Moses' disciples. We know that God 
spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not 
from whence he is." The man answered and said 
unto them, "Why herein is a marvellous thing, 
that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he 
hath opened mine eyes. Now we know that God 
heareth not sinners; but if any man be a worshipper 
of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. Since 
the world began was it not heard that any man 
opened the e^^es of one that was born blind. If this 
man were not of God, he could do nothing." They 
answered and said unto him, "Thou wast alto- 
gether born in sm, and dost thou teach us ?" 
And they cast him out. Jesus heard that they 
had cast him out ; and when he had found him, 
he said unto him, " Dost thou believe on the Son 
of God ?" He answered and said, "Who is he, 
Lord, that I might believe on him?" And Jesus 
said unto him, "Thou hast both seen him, and it 
is he that talketh with thee." And he said, " Lord, 
I believe." And he Avorshipped him. 

And Jesus said, " For judgment I am come into 
this world, that they which see not might see; and 
that they which see might be made blind." And 
some of the Pharisees which were with him heard 
these words, and said unto him, "Are we blind 
also ?" Jesus said unto them, " If ye were blind^ 



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ye should have no sin; but now ye say, 'We see ;' 
therefore your sin remaineth. 

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth 
not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth 
up some other way, the same is a thief and a 
robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the 
shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; 
and the sheep hear his voice : and he calleth 
his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 
And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he 
goeth before them, and the sheep follow him ; 
for they know his voice. And a stranger will 
they not follow, but will flee from him : for they 
know not the voice of strangers."" This parable 
spake Jesus unto them ; but they understood not 
what things they were which he spake unto them. 
Then said Jesus unto them again, "Verily, verily, 
I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All 
that ever came before me are thieves and robbers : 
but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door : 
by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and 
shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief 
cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to 
destroy : I am come that they might have life, 
and that they might have it more abundantly. I 
am the good shepherd : the good shepherd giveth 
his life for the sheep. But he that is a hireling, 
and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are 
not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, 
and fleeth : and the wolf catcheth them and scat- 
tereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is 
a hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am 
the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am 
known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even 
so know I the Father : and I lay down my life for 
the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are 
not of this fold ; them also I must bring, and they 
shall hear my voice ; and there shall be one fold, 
and one shepherd. Therefore doth my Father 
love me, because I lay down my life, that I might 
take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I 
lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it 
down, and I have power to take it again. This 
commandment have I received of my Father." 

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Jews for these sayings. And many of them said, 
' ' He hath a demon, and is mad ; why hear ye 
him ?" Others said, "These are not the words of 
him that hath a demon. Can a demon open the 
eyes of the blind ?'' 

And it was at Jerusalem, the feast of the dedi- 
cation, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in 
the temple in Solomon's porch. Then came the 
Jews round about him, and said unto him, '^ How 
long dost thou make us to doubt ? If thou be the 
Christ, tell us plainly." Jesus answered them, 
' ' I told you, and ye believed not : the works that 
I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of 
me. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my 
sheep, as I said unto you. My sheep hear my 
voice, and I know them, and they follow me ; and 
I give unto them eternal life ; and they shall never 
perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my 
hand. My Father which gave them to me, is greater 
than all ; and no man is able to pluck them out of 
my Father \s hand. I and my Father are one." 

Then the Jews took up stones again to stone 
him. Jesus answered them, "Many good works 
have I shewed you from my Father ; for which of 
those works do ye stone me ?" The Jews answered 
him, saying, " For a good work we stone thee 
not ; but for blasphemy ; and because that thou, 
being a man, makest thyself God." Jesus answered 
them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, 
Ye are gods V If he called them gods, unto whom 
the word of God came, and the scripture cannot 
be broken ; say ye of him, whom the Father hath 
sanctified, and sent into the world, ' Thou blas- 
phemest ;' because I said, I am the Son of God ? 
If I do not the works of my Father, believe me 
not. But if I do, though ye believe not me, 
believe the works : that ye may know, and 
believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him." 
Therefore they sought again to take him ; but he 
escaped out of their hand, and went away again 
beyond Jordan into the place where John at first 
baptized ; and there he abode. And many resort- 
ed unto him, and said, " John did no miracle : but 
all things that John spake of this man wQre true." 
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XXVI. 

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of 
Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 
(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with 
ointin.ent, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose 
brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters 
sent unto him, saying, ''Lord, behold, he whom 
thou lovest is sick." When Jesus heard that, he 
said, '' This sickness is not unto death, but for the 
glory of God, that the son of God might be glori- 
fied thereby." Now Jesus loved Martha, and her 
sister, and Lazarus. When he had heard there- 
fore that he was sick, he abode two days still in 
the same place where he was. Then after that 
saith he to his disciples, " Let us go into Judea 
again." His disciples said unto him, " Master, the 
Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou 
thither again ?" Jesus answered, "Are there not 
twelve hours in the day ? If any man walk in the 
day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light 
of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he 
stumbleth, because there is no light in him." These 
things said he: and after that he saith unto them, 
" Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I 
may awake him out of sleep." Then said his dis- 
ciples, " Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well." How- 
beit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought 
that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then 
said Jesus unto them plainly, " Lazarus is dead, 
And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, 
to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us 
go unto him." Then said Thomas, which is called 
Didymus, unto his fellow-disciples, ''Let us also 
go, that we may die with him." 

Then when Jesus came, he found that he had 
lain in the grave four days already. Now Beth- 
any was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen fur- 
longs off: and many of the Jews came to Martha 
and Mary, to comfort them concerning their 
brother. Then Martha, as soon as she heard that 
Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary 
sat still in the house. Then said Martha unto 
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had not died. But I know, that even now, what- 
soever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee." 
Jesus saith unto her, "Thy brother shall rise 
again." Martha saith unto him, " I know that he 
shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day." 
Jesus said unto her, " I am the resurrection, and 
the life: he that believeth in me, though he were 
dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and 
believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou 
this?" She saith unto him, "Yea, Lord: I believe 
that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which 
should come into the world." And when she had 
so said, she went her way, and called Mary her 
sister secretly, saying, "The Master is come, and 
calleth for thee." As soon as she heard that, she 
arose quickly, and came unto him. 

Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but 
was in that place where Martha met him. The 
Jews then which were with her in the house, and 
comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose 
up hastily and went out, followed her, sa^ang, 
" She goeth unto the grave to weep there." Then 
when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw 
him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, 
" Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had 
not died." 

When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the 
Jews also weeping which came with her, he groan- 
ed in the spirit, and was troubled, and said, 
" Where have ye laid him ?" They said unto him, 
" Lord, come and see." Jesus wept. Then said 
the Jews, " Behold, how he loved him !" And some 
of them said, " Could not this man, which opened 
the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this 
man should not have died ?" 

Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh 
to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon 
it. Jesus said, " Take ye away the stone." Martha, 
the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, 
" Lord, by this time he stinketh; for he hath been 
dead four days." Jesus saith unto her, " Said I 
not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou 
shouldest see the glory of God ?" Then they 
took away the stone from the place where the 
dead was laid, 



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And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, " Father, 
I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I 
knew that thou hearest me always : but because of 
the people which stand by I said it, that they may 
believe that thou hast sent me." And when he 
thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, 
'' Lazarus, come forth." And he that was dead 
came forth, bound hand and foot with grave- 
clothes : and his face was bound about with a 
napkin. Jesus saith unto them, " Loose him, and 
let him go." 

Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, 
and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed 
on him. But some of them went their ways to 
the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus 
had done. Then gathered the chief priests and 
the Pharisees a council, and said, " What do we ? 
for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him 
thus alone, all men will believe on him : and the 
Romans shall come and take away both our place 
and nation." And one of them, named Caiaphas, 
being the high priest that same year, said unto 
them, " Ye know nothing at all, nor consider that 
it is expedient for us, that one man should die for 
the people, and that the whole nation perish not." 
And this spake he not of himself, but, being high 
priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should 
die for that nation ; and not for that nation only, 
but that also he should gather together in one the 
children of God that were scattered abroad. Then 
from that day forth they took counsel together 
for to put him to death. Jesus therefore walked 
no more openly among the Jews ; but went thence 
unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city 
called Ephraim, and there continued with his dis- 
ciples. 

XXVII. 

And he cometh into the coasts of Judea by the 
farther side of Jordan : and the people resort iinto 
him again ; and great multitudes followed him ; 
and as he was wont, he taught them again, and 
healed them there. And he was teaching in one 
of the synagogues on the sabbath. And, behold, 



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there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity 
eighteen years, and was bowed together, and 
could in no wise lift up herself. And when Jesus 
saw her, he called her to him, and said unto 
her, " Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirm- 
ity/' And he laid his hands on her : and imme- 
diately she was made straight, and glorified God. 
And the ruler of the synagogue answered with in- 
dignation, because that Jesus had healed on the 
sabbath day, and said unto the people, '' There are 
six days in which men ought to work : in them 
therefore come and be healed, and not on the 
sabbath day." The Lord then answered him, and 
said, " Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on 
the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and 
lead him away to watering ? And ought not this 
woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom 
Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be 
loosed from this bond on the sabbath day ?'' And 
when he had said these things, all his adversaries 
were ashamed : and all the people rejoiced for all 
the glorious things that were done by him. 

Then said he, ''Unto what is the kingdom of 
God like ? and whereunto shall I resemble it ? It 
is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, 
and cast into his garden : and it grew, and waxed 
a great tree ; and the fowls of the air lodged in 
the branches of it.'' And again he said, " Where- 
unto shall I liken the kingdom of God ? It is like 
leaven, which a woman took and hid in three 
measures of meal, till the whole was leavened." 
And he went through the cities and villages, 
teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. Then 
said one unto him, " Lord, are there few that be 
saved ?" And he said unto them, '' Strive to 
enter in at the strait gate : for many, I say unto 
you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 
When once the master of the house is risen up, 
and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand 
without, and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, 
Lord, open unto us ;' and he shall answer and say 
unto you, ' I know you not whence ye are :' then 
shall ye begin to say, ' We have eaten and drunk 
in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our 
streets.' But he shall say, 'I tell you, I know 



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you not whence ye are ; depart from me, all ye 
workers of iniquity.' There shall be weeping and 
gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, 
and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the 
kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. 
And they shall come from the east, and from the 
west, and from the north, and from the south, 
and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. And, 
behold, there are last which shall be first, and 
there are first which shall be last." 

The same day there came certain of the Phari- 
sees, saying unto him, " Get thee out, and depart 
hence: for Herod will kill thee." And he said 
unto them, " Go ye and tell that fox. Behold I 
cast out demons, and I do cures to-day and to- 
morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected. 
Nevertheless I must walk to-day, and to-morrow, 
and the day following: for it cannot be that a 
prophet perish out of Jerusalem. O Jerusalem, 
Jerusalem, which killest the prophets and stonest 
them that are sent unto thee; how often would I 
have gathered thy children together, as a hen 
doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye 
would not ! Behold, your house is left unto you 
desolate: and verily I say unto you, ye shall not 
see me, until the time come when ye shall say, 
' Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the 
Lord.'" 

And it came to pass, as he went into the house 
of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the 
sabbath day, that they watched him. And, be- 
hold, there was a certain man before him which 
had the dropsy. And Jesus answering spake un- 
to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it law- 
ful to heal on the sabbath day ?" And they held 
their peace. And he took him and healed him, 
and let him go; and answered them, saying, 
'' Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen 
into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out 
on the sabbath day ?" And they could not an- 
swer him again to these things. 

And he put forth a parable to those which were 
bidden, when he marked how they chose out the 
chief rooms; saying unto them, " When thou art 
bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in 



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the highest room; lest a more honourable man 
than thou be bidden of him; and he that bade thee 
and him come and say to thee, ' Give this man 
place;' and thou begin with shame to take the 
lowest room. But when thou art bidden, go and 
sit down in the lowest room; that when he that 
bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, ' Friend, 
go up higher:' then shalt thou have worship in 
the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. 
For whosoever exalte th himself shall be abased; 
and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted." 

Then said he also to him that bade him, " When 
thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy 
friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, 
nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee 
again and a recompense be made thee. But 
when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the 
maimed, the lame, the blind: and thou shalt be 
blessed; for they cannot recompense thee; for 
thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of 
the just." 

And when one of them that sat at meat with 
him heard these things, he said unto him, 
*' Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the king- 
dom of Grod." Then said he unto him, " A certain 
man made a great supper, and bade many; and 
sent his servant at supper time to say to them 
that were bidden, 'Come; for all things are now 
ready.' And they all with one consent began to 
make excuse. The first said unto him, ' I have 
bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and 
see it; I pray thee have me excused.' And anoth- 
er said, ' I have bought ^ve yoke of oxen, and I 
go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.' 
And another said, ' I have married a wife, and 
therefore I cannot come.' So that servant came, 
and shewed his lord these things. Then the mas- 
ter of the house being angry said to his servant, 
' Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the 
city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, 
and the halt, and the blind.' And the servant 
said, ' Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, 
and yet there is room.' And the lord said unto 
the servant, ' Go out into the highways and hedg- 
es, and compel them to come in, that my house 



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may be filled.' Fori say unto you, That none of 
those men which were bidden shall taste of my 
supper." 

XXVIII. 

And there went great multitudes w^ith him: and 
he turned, and said unto them, ''If any man 
come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, 
and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, 
yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disci- 
ple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and 
come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which 
of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not 
down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have 
sufficient to finish it ? Lest haply, after he hath 
laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all 
that behold it begin to mock him, saying, ' This 
man began to build, and was not able to finish.' 
Or what king, going to make war against an- 
other king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth 
whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him 
that Cometh against him with twenty thousand ? 
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he 
sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of 
peace. So likewise, whosoever he be of you that 
forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my 
disciple. Salt is good; but if the salt have lost 
his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned ? It is 
neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; 
but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, 
let him hear." 

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and 
sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and 
scribes murmured, saying, "This man receiveth 
sinners, and eateth with them." And he spake 
this parable, saying, "What man of you, hav- 
ing a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth 
not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, 
an,d go after that which is lost, until he find it? 
And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his 
shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, 
he calleth together his friends and neighbors, say- 
ing unto them, ' Rejoice with me; for I have found 
my sheep which was lost.' I say unto you, that 



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likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinnei' 
that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine 
just persons, which need no repentance. Either 
what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose 
one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the 
house, and seek diligently till she find it? And 
when she hath found it, she calleth her friends 
and her neighbors together, saying, ' Eejoice with 
me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.' 
Likewise I say unto you, there is joy in the pres- 
ence of the angels of God over one sinner that re- 
penteth." 

And he said, ' ' A certain man had two sons: and 
the younger of them said to his father, ' Father, 
give me the portion of goods that falleth to me.' 
And he divided unto them his living. And, not 
many days after, the younger son gathered all to- 
gether, and took his journey into a far country, 
and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 
And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty 
famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that 
country; and he sent him into his fields to feed 
swine. And he would fain have filled his belly 
with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man 
gave unto him. And when he came to himself, 
he said, ' How many hired servants of my father's 
have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with 
hunger ! I will arise and go to my father, and will 
say unto him, 'Father, I have sinned against 
heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy 
to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired 
servants. And he arose, and came to his father. 
But when he was yet a great way off, his father 
saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell 
on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said 
unto him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, 
and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be 
called thy son. ' But the father said to his servants, 
' Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and 
put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: and 
bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us 
eat, and be merry: for this my son was dead and 
is alive again; he was lost, and is found.' And 
they began to be merry. Now his elder son was 



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in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the 
house, he heard music and dancing. And he called 
one of the servants; and asked what these 
things meant. And he said unto him, ' Thy brother 
is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted 
calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.' 
And he was angry, and would not go in; therefore 
came his father out, and intreated him. And 
he answering said to his father, ' Lo, these many 
years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at 
any time thy commandment: and yet thou never 
gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with 
my friends: but as soon as this thy son was come, 
w^hich hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou 
hast killed for him the fatted calf.' And he said 
unto him, ' Son, thou art ever with me, and all 
that I have is thine. It was meet that we should 
make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was 
dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is 
found.'" 

And he said also unto his disciples, " There was 
a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the 
same was accused unto him that he had wasted 
his goods. And he called him, and said unto him, 
' How is it that I hear this of thee ? give an account 
of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer 
steward.' Then the steward said within himself, 
' What shall I do ? for my lord taketh away from 
me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am 
ashamed. I am resolved what to do, that, when 
I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive 
me into their houses.' So he called every one of 
his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, 
' How much owest thou unto my lord ? ' And he 
said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' And he said 
unto him, ' Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and 
write fifty.' Then he said to another, 'And how 
much owest thou?' And he said, 'A hundred 
measures of wheat.' And he said unto him, ' Take 
thy bill, and write fourscore.' And the lord com- 
mended the unjust steward, because he had done 
wisely: for the children of this world are in their 
generation wiser than tlie children of light. And 
I say unto you. Make to yourselves friends of 
the mammon of unrighteousness; that when ye 



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fail, they may receive you into everlasting habi- 
tations. He that is faithful in that which is least 
is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the 
least is unjust also in much. If, therefore, ye have 
not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who 
will commit to your trust the true riches ? And if 
ye have not been faithful in that which is another 
man's, who shall give you that which is your own? 
No servant can serve two masters: for either he 
will hate the one, and love the other; or else he 
will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye can- 
not serve God and mammon.'' 

And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, 
heard all these things : and they derided him. 
And he said unto them, " Ye are they which jus- 
tify yourselves before men ; but God knoweth 
your " hearts : for that which is highly esteemed 
among men is abomination in the sight of God. 
The law and the prophets were until John : since 
that time the kingdom of God is preached, and 
every man presseth into it. And it is easier for 
heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the 
law to fail. Whosoever putteth away his wife, 
and marrieth another, committeth adultery : and 
whosoever marrieth her that is put away from 
her husband committeth adultery. 

''There was a certain rich man, which was 
clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sump- 
tuously every day : and there was a certain 
beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his 
gate, full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the 
crumbs which fell from the rich man's table : 
moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 
xVnd it came to pass, that the beggar died, and 
was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom : 
the rich man also died, and was buried : and in 
hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and 
seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 
And he cried, and said, ' Father Abraham, have 
mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip 
the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue ; 
for I am tormented in this flame.* But Abraham 
said, ' Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime 
receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus 
evil things : but now he is comforted, and thou art 



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tormented. And beside all this, between us and 
you there is a great gulf fixed : so that they which 
would pass from hence to you cannot ; neither can 
they pass to us, that would come from thence.' 
Then he said, ' I pray thee therefore, father, that 
thou wouldst send him to my father's house : for I 
have five brethren ; that he may testify unto 
them, lest they also come into this place of tor- 
ment.' Abraham saith unto him, 'They have 
Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.' 
And he said, ' Nay, father Abraham : but if one 
went unto them from the dead, they will repent.' 
And he said unto him, ' If they hear not Moses 
and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, 
though one rose from the dead.' " 

Then said he unto the disciples, " It is impos- 
sible but that offences will come : but woe unto 
him through whom they come ! It were better 
for him that a millstone were hanged about his 
neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should 
offend one of these little ones. Take heed to your- 
selves : If thy brother trespass against thee, re- 
buke him ; and if he repent, forgive him. And if 
he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and 
seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, 
' I repent ;' thou shalt forgive him." 

And the apostles said unto the Lord, " Increase 
our faith." And the Lord said, "If ye had faith 
as a grain of mustard seed, ye migJEit say unto 
this sycamine tree, ' Be thou plucked up by the 
roots, and be thou planted in the sea ;' and it 
should obey you. But which of you, having a 
servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto 
him by and by, when he is come from the field, 
' Go and sit down to meat ;' and will not rather 
say unto him, ' Make ready wherewith I may sup, 
and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten 
and drunken ; and afterward thou shalt eat and 
drink ?' Doth he thank that servant because he 
did the things that were commanded him ? I 
trow not. So likewise ye, when ye shall have 
done all those things which are commanded you, 
say, ' We are unprofitable servants ; we have done 
that which was our duty to do,' " 



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XXIX. 

And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, 
when the kingdom of God should come, he 
answered them and said, ''The kingdom of God 
Cometh not with observation : neither shall they 
say, ' Lo here !' or, ' Lo there !' for, behold, the 
kingdom of God is within you." 

And he said unto the disciples, " The days will 
come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days 
of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it. And 
they shall say to you, ' See here ;' or, ' See there :' 
go not after them, nor follow them. For as the 
lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part 
under heaven, shineth unto the other part under 
heaven ; so shall also the Son of man be in his 
day. But first must he suffer many things, and 
be rejected of this generation. And as it was in 
the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of 
the Son of man. They did eat, they ^rank, they 
married wives, they Avere given ih%iarriage, until 
the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the 
flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise 
also as it was in the days of Lot : they did eat, 
they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, 
they builded ; but the same day 'that Lot went out 
of Sodom it rained Are and brimstone from 
heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall 
'it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. 
In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, 
and his stuff in the house, let him not come down 
to take it away : and he that is in the field, let 
him likewise not return back. Remember Lot's 
wiie. Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall 
lose it ; and whosoever shall lose his life shall 
preserve it. I tell you, in that night there shall 
be two men in one bed ; the one shall be taken, 
and the other shall be left. Two women shall be 
grinding together ; the one shall be taken, and the 
other left. Two men shall be in the field ; the one 
shall be taken, and the other left." And they 
answered and said unto him, "Where, Lord?" 
And he said unto them, "Wheresoever the body 
is, thither will the eagles be gathered together." 



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And he spake a parable unto them to this end, 
that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; 
saying, ''There was in a city a judge, which 
feared not God, neither regarded man: and there 
was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, 
saying, ' Avenge me of mine adversary.' And he 
would not for a while: but afterward he said 
within himself, ' Though I fear not God, nor regard 
man; yet because this widow troubleth me, I will 
avenge her, lest by her continual coming she 
weary me.' " And the Lord said, " Hear Avhat the 
unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his 
own elect, which cry day and night unto him, 
though he bear long with them ? I tell you that 
he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, 
when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on - 
the earth?" 

x\nd he spake this parable unto certain which 
trusted in themselves that they were righteous, 
and despised others : ' ' Two men went up 
into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and 
the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and 
prayed thus with himself, ' God I thank thee, that 
I am not as other men are: extortioners, unjust, 
adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice 
in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.' 
And the publican, standing afar off, would not 
lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote 
upon his breast, saying, ' God be merciful to me a 
sinner.' I tell you this man went down to his 
house justified rather than the other: for every 
one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he 
that humbleth himself shall be exalted." 

And the Pharisees came unto him, tempting 
him, and asked him, saying unto him, " Is it law- 
ful for a man to put away his wife for every 
cause?" And he answered and said unto them, 
''What did Moses command you?" And they 
said, " Moses suffered to write a bill of divorce- 
ment, and to put her away." And Jesus answered 
and said unto them, " Have ye not read, that God 
which made them at the beginning of the creation, 
made them male and female, and said, ' 1^'or this 
cause shall a man leave his father and mother, 
and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall 



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be one flesh ' ? Wherefore they are no more twain, 
but one flesh. What therefore G-od hath joined 
together, let not man put asunder. " They say 
unto him, " Why did Moses then command to give 
a writing of divorcement, and to put her away ?" 
He saith unto them, "Moses because of the hard- 
ness of your hearts wrote you this precept, and 
suffered you to put away your wives: but from 
the beginning it was not so. And I say unto you. 
Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be 
for fornication, and shall marry another, commit- 
tefch adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is 
put away doth commit adultery." 

And in the house his disciples asked him again 
of the same matter. And he saith unto them, 
" Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry 
another, committeth adultery against her. And if 
a woman shall put away her husband, and be 
married to another she committeth adultery." 
His disciples say unto him, " If the case of the 
man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry." 
But he said unto them, " All men cannot receive 
this saying, save they to whom it is given. For 
there are some eunuchs, which w^ere so born from 
their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, 
which were made eunuchs of men: and there be 
eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs 
for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able 
to receive it, let him receive it." 

Then were there also brought young children 
unto him, that he should put his hands on them, 
and pray: but when his disciples saw it, they re- 
buked those that brought them. But when Jesus 
saw it, he was much displeased, and called them 
unto him, and said unto them, " Suft'er the little 
children to come unto me, and forbid them not : 
for of such is the kingdom of G-od. Verily I say 
unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the king- 
dom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise 
enter therein. " And he took them up in his arms, 
put his hands upon them, and blessed them, and 
departed thence. 

And when he was gone forth into the w^ay, 
behold there came a certain ruler running, and 
kneeled to him, and asked him, saying, "Good 



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Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may in- 
herit eternal life ?" And Jesus said unto him, 
" Why callest thou me good ? there is none good 
but one, that is, God. Thou knowest the com- 
mandments: if thou wilt enter into life, keep the 
commandments." He saith unto him, " Which ?" 
Jesus said, '' Thou shalt do no murder, Thoushalt 
not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou 
shalt not bear false witness. Defraud not. Honor 
thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love 
thy neighbor as thyself." The young man 
answered and said unto him, "Master, all these 
things have I observed and kept from my youth 
up; what lack I yet?" Now when Jesus heard 
these things, he beholding him loved him, and 
said unto him, ''Yet one thing thou lackest: if 
thou wilt be perfect, go thy way, and sell all that 
thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou 
shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up 
the cross, and follow me." But when the young 
man heard that saying, he was very sad, and went 
away grieved: for he was very rich and had great 
possessions. 

And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrow- 
ful, he looked round about, and saith unto his dis- 
ciples, ''How hardly shall they that have riches 
enter into the kingdom of God !" And the disciples 
were astonished at his words. But Jesus answer- 
eth again, and saith unto them, " Children, how 
hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter 
into the kingdom of God ! And again I say unto 
you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye 
of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the 
kingdom of God." And when his disciples heard 
it, they were astonished out of measure, saying 
among themselves, "Who then can be saved?" 
And Jesus looking upon them saith unto them, 
' ' With men it is impossible, but not with God : 
for with God all things are possible. The things 
which are impossible with men are possible with 
God. 

Then answered Peter and said unto him, "Be- 
hold, we have forsaken all, and have followed 
thee: what shall we have therefore ?" And Jesus 
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you. That ye vv-hich have followed me. in the re- 
generation when the Son of man shall sit in the 
throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve 
thrones, judgmg the^ twelve tribes of Israel. And 
every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, 
or sisters, or father or mother, or wife, or chil- 
dren, or lands, for my name's sake, and the gos- 
pel's, or for the kingdom of God's sake, shall re- 
ceive a hundredfold now in this present time, 
houses and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, 
and children, and lands, with persecutions : and 
in the world to come shall inherit everlasting life. 
But many that are first shall be last : and the last 
shall be first. For the kingdom of heaven is like 
unto a man that is a householder, which went out 
early in the morning to hii'e labourers into his 
vineyard. And when he had agreed with the lab- 
ourers for a penny a day. he sent them into his 
vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, 
and saw others standing idle in the market-place, 
and said unto them : * Go ye also into the vine- 
yard, and whatsoever is right I will give you.' 
And they went their way. Again he went out 
about the sixth and ninth hour, and did like- 
wise. And about the eleventh hour he went 
out, and found others standing idle, and saith 
unto them, ' Why stand ye here all the day 
idle V They say unto him. ' Because no man hath 
hired us.' He saith unto them, ' Go ye also into 
the vineyard: and whatsoever is right, that shall 
ye receive.' So when even was come, the lord 
of the vineyard saith unto his steward, ' Call the 
labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from 
the last unto the first.' And when they came that 
were hired about the eleventh hour, they received 
every man a penny. But when the first came, 
thej^ supposed that they should have received 
more ; and they likewise received everj^ man a 
penny. And when they had received it, they 
murmured against the goodman of the house, say- 
ing, ' These last have wrought but one hour, and 
thou hast made them equal unto us, which have 
borne the burden and heat of the day.* But he 
answered one of them, and said, ' Friend. I do 
thee no wrong : didst not thou agree with me for 



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a penny ? Take that thine is, and go thy way : I 
will give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it 
not lawful for me to do what I will wuth mine own? 
Is thine eye evil, because I am good T So the last 
shall be first, and the first last : for many be called, 
but few chosen/' 

XXX. 

And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; 
and Jesus went before them : and they were 
amazed ; and as they followed, they were afraid. 
Then he took unto him again the twelve disciples 
apart in the way, and began to tell them what thmgs 
should happen unto him, saying, " Behold, we go 
up to Jerusalem ; and all things that are written by 
the prophets concerning the ISon of man shall be 
accomplished. For he shall be betrayed and deliv- 
ered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; 
and they shall condemn him to death, and shall 
deliver iiim to the Gentiles; and they shall mock 
him, and shall spitefully treat him, and shall 
scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall 
crucify and kill him: and the third day he shall rise 
again." And they understood none of these things: 
and this saying was hid from them, neither knew 
they the things which were spoken. 

Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's chil- 
dren with her sons, James and John, worshipping 
him, and desiring a certain thing of him, saying, 
" Master, we would that thou should est do for us 
whatsoever we shall desire.'' And he said unto 
them, " What would ye that I should do for you?" 
They said unto him, "Grant unto us that we may 
sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy 
left hand, in thy kingdom and glory." But Jesus 
answered and said unto them, "Ye know not 
what ye ask: are ye able to drink of the cup that 
I shall drink of ? and to be baptized with the ba])- 
tism that I am baptized with?" And they said 
imto him, " We are able." And Jesus said unto 
them, "Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that 1 
drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptize d 
withal shall ye be baptized: but to sit on my riglit 
hand and on my left hand is not mine to give: but 



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it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared 
of m}^ Father." 

And when the ten heard it, they began to be 
much displeased with the two brethren, James 
and John. But Jesus called them to him, and saith 
unto them, ' ' Ye know that they which are ac- 
counted to rule over the Gentiles exercise domin- 
ion over them; and their great ones exercise 
authority upon them. But so shall it not be 
among you: but whosoever will be great among 
you, shall be your minister: and whosoever of you 
will be the chief est, shall be servant of alL For . 
even the Son of man came not to be ministered 
unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ran- 
som for many.'' And they came to Jericho: and it 
came to pass as he went out of and was nigh unto 
Jericho with his disciples and a great number of 
people who followed him, behold blind Bartimeus, 
the son of Timeus, and another blind man, sat by 
the highway side begging: and hearing the multi- 
tude pass by, they asked what it meant. And they 
told them that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And 
when they heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth - 
that passed by, they began to cry out, and say, 
" O Lord, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy 
on us.'' And the multitude which went before re- 
buked them and charged them that they should 
hold their peace: but they cried so much the more 
a great deal, saying, " O Lord, thou Son of David, 
have mercy on us." And Jesus stood still, and ■ 
commanded them to be called and brought unto 
him. And they call the blind men, saying unto 
them, "Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth you." 
And they casting away their garments, rose and 
came to Jesus. And when they were come near, 
Jesus asked them, saying, " What will ye that I 
should do unto you ?" The blind men said unto 
him, " Lord, that our eyes may be opened." So 
Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their 
eyes, and said unto them, " Receive your sight, 
and go your way: your faith hath made you 
whole." And immediately their eyes received sight, 
and they followed Jesus in the way, glorifying God; - 
and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise 
unto God. 



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And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 
And, behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, 
which was the chief among the publicans, and he 
was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he 
was; and could not for the press, because he was 
little of stature. And he ran before, and climbed 
up into a sycamore tree to see him: for he was to 
pass that way. And when Jesus came to the 
place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto 
him, " Zaccheus, make haste, and come down; for 
to-day I must abide at thy house." And he made 
haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. 
And when they saw it, they all murmured, say- 
ing, " That he was gone to be guest with a man 
that is a sinner." And Zaccheus stood, and said 
unto the Lord; '^Behold, Lord, the half of my 
goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any 
thing from aay man by false accusation, I restore 
him fourfold." And Jesus said unto him, "This 
day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as 
he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man 
is come to seek and to save that which was lost." 

And as they heard these things, he added and 
spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, 
and because they thought that the kingdom of 
God should immediately appear. He said there- 
fore, "A certain nobleman went into a far coun- 
try to receive for himself a kingdom, and to re- 
turn. And he called his ten servants, and deliv- 
ered them ten pounds, and said unto them, ' Oc- 
cupy till I come.' But his citizens hated him, and 
sent a message after him, saying, ' We will not 
have this man to reign over us.' And it came to 
pass, that when he was returned, having received 
the kingdom, then he commanded these servants 
to be called unto him, to whom he had given the 
money, that he mighbknow how much every man 
had gained by trading. Then came the first, say- 
ing, ' Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.' 
And he said unto him, ' Well, thou good servant: 
because thou hast been faithful in a very little, 
have thou authority over ten cities.' And the 
second came, saying, *Lord thy pound hath gained 
five pounds.' And he said likewise to him, ' Be 
thou also over five cities.' And anothei*' came, 



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saying, ' Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which 
I have kept laid up in a napkin: for I feared thee, 
because thou art an austere man: thou takest up 
that thou la^'edst not down, and reapest that thou 
didst not sow.' And he saith unto him, ' Out of 
thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked 
servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere 
man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping 
that I did not sow: wherefore then gavestnot thou 
my money into the bank, that at my coming I 
might have required mine own with usurj-^ V And 
he said unto them that stood by, ' Take from him 
the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.' 
(And they said unto him, ' Lord, he hath ten 
pounds.') 'For I say unto you. That unto every 
one which hath shall be given; and from him that 
hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away 
from him. But those mine enemies, which would 
not that I should reign over them, bring hither, 
and slay them before me.' '' 

XXXI. 

And when he had thus spoken, he went before, 
ascending up to Jerusalem. And the Jews' pass- 
over was nigh at hand : and many went out of the 
country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to 
purify themselves. Then sought they for Jesus, 
and spake among themselves, as they stood in the 
temple. " What think ye, that he will not come to 
the feast?'' Now both the chief priests and the 
Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any 
man knew where he were, he should show it, that 
they might take him. 

Then Jesus six days before the passover came 
to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been 
dead, whom he raised from the dead. Much peo- 
ple of the Jews therefore knew that he was there : 
and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that 
they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised 
from the dead. But the chief priests consulted 
that they might put Lazarus also to death ; be- 
cause that by reason of him mau}^ of the Jews 
went away, and believed on Jesus. 

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drew nigh unto Jerusalem , and were come to Beth- 
phage and Bethany, at the mount called the 
mount of Olives, Jesus then sent forth two of his 
disciples, saying unto them, '' Go your way into 
the village over against you : and as soon as ye be 
entered into it, straightway ye shall find an ass 
tied, and a colt with her, whereon yet never man 
sat ; loose them, and bring them hither unto me. 
And if any man ask you, ' Why do ye loose them V 
say ye unto him that the Lord hath need of them ; 
and straightway he will send them hither." And 
the disciples that were sent went their way, and 
did as Jesus commanded them, and found the ass 
and the colt tied by the door without in a place 
where two ways met, even as he had said unto 
them ; and they loose them. And as they were 
loosing the colt, the owners thereof that stood 
there said unto them, "What do ye, loosing the 
colt ?" And they said unto them even as Jesus 
had commanded, "The Lord hath need of him ;" 
and they let them go. And they brought the ass' 
and the colt to Jesus, and they cast their gar- 
ments on them ; and he sat thereon. All this was 
done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken 
by the prophet, saying, 

" Fear not, daughter of Sion: 
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, 
Meek, and sitting upon an ass, 
And a colt the foal of an ass." 

And much people that were come to the feast, 
when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jeru- 
salem, took branches of palm trees, and went 
forth to meet him. And as they went a very 
great multitude spread their clothes in the way ; 
and others cut down branches from the trees, and 
strawed them in the way. And when he was 
come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount 
of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples 
that went before, and that followed, began to 
rejoice and praise God with a loud voice, for all 
the mighty works that they had seen ; sa^^ing, 
"Hosanna to the Son of David : Hosanna in the 
highest : Blessed be the King of Israel, that com- 
eth in tiie name of the Lord : Blessed be the king- 



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dom of our father David, that cometh in the 
name of the Lord : peace in heaven, and glory in 
the highest !'' 

These things understood not his disciples at the 
first : but when Jesus was glorified, then remem- 
bered they that these things were written of him, 
and that they had done these things unto him. 
The people therefore that was with him when he 
called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him 
from the dead, bare record. For this cause the 
people also met him, for that they heard that he 
had done this miracle. 

The Pharisees therefore said among; themselves, 
*' Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, 
the world is gone after him.'' And some of the 
Pharisees from among the multitude said unto 
him, " Master, rebuke thy disciples." And he 
answered and said unto them, '* I tell you that, 
if these should hold their peace, the stones would 
immediately cry out." 

And when he was come near, he beheld the city, 
and wept over it, saying, ' ' If thou hadst known, 
even thou, at least in this thy day, the things 
which belong unto thy peace ! but now they are 
hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come 
upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench 
about thee, and compass thee round, and keep 
thee in on every side, and shall lay thee even with 
the ground, and thy children within thee: and they 
shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; be- 
cause thou knewest not the time of thy visitation." 

And when he had come into Jerusalem, all the 
city was moved, saying, "Who is this?" And the 
multitude said, "This is Jesus the prophet of 
Nazareth of Galilee.'' And Jesus entered into the 
temple. And the blind and the lame came to him 
in the temple ; and he healed them. 

And when the chief priests and scribes saw the 
wonderful things that he did; and the children 
crying in the temple, and saying, " Hosanna to 
the Son of David;" they were sore displeased, and 
said unto him. " Hearest thou what these say?" 
And Jesus saith unto them. " Yea; have ye never 
read, ' Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings 
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looked round about upon all things, and now the 
even tide was come, he left them, and went out 
of the city unto Bethany, with the twelve; and he 
lodged there. 

And on the morrow, in the morning, when they 
were come from Bethany, as he returned into the 
city, he was hungry: and seeing a fig tree afar off 
in the way, having leaves, he came, if haply he 
might find any thing thereon: and when he came 
to it, he found nothing thereon but leaves only; 
for the time of figs was not yet. And Jesus an- 
swered and said unto it, " No man eat fruit of 
thee, and let no fruit grow on thee, henceforward 
forever." And his disciples heard it. And pre- 
sently the fig tree withered away. 

And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went 
into the temple of God, and began to cast out all 
them that sold and them that bought in the 
temple, and overthrew the tables of the money- 
changers, and the seats of them that sold doves; 
and would not suffer that any man should carry 
any vessel through the temple. And he taught, 
saying unto them, " It is written, ' My house shall 
be called of all nations the house of prayer ': but ye 
have made it a den of thieves." And the scribes 
and the chief priests heard it, and they and the 
chief of the people sought how they might destroy 
him: for they feared him, and could not find what 
they might do ; because all the people were aston- 
ished at his doctrine, and were very attentive to 
hear him. 

And daily, in the day time, he taught in the 
temple; and when even was come he went out of 
the city, and abode in the mount that is called the 
mount of Olives And all the people came early 
in the morning to him in the temple for to hear 
him. 

And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw 
the fig tree dried up from the roots. And when 
the disciples saw it they marvelled. And Peter 
calling to remembrance saith unto him, " Master, 
behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is wither- 
ed away. How soon is it withered away!" And 
Jesus answering saith unto them, " Have faith in 
God. For verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, 



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and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is 
done to the fig tree, but also that whosoever shall 
say unto this mountain, ' Be thou removed, and be 
thou cast into the sea;' and shall not doubt in his 
heart, but shall believe that those things which he 
saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever 
he saith, and it shall be done. Therefore I say 
unto you. What things soever ye desire, when ye 
pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall 
have them; and all things, whatsoever ^ e shall 
ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. And 
when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught 
against any : that your Father also which is 
in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But 
if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father 
which is in heaven forgive your trespasses." 

XXXII. 

And it came to pass, that on one of these days, 
they come again to Jerusalem : and when he was 
come into the temple, and was walking there, 
there come to him the chief priests, and the 
scribes, and the elders of the people, as he taught 
the people in the temple and preached the gospel, 
and say unto him, "Tell us, by what authority 
doest thou these things ? and who is he that gave 
thee this authority to do these things?" And 
Jesus answered and said unto them, " I will also 
ask of you one question, and answer me, and 
which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by 
what authority I do these things. The baptism of 
John, whence was it ? was it from heaven or of 
men ? answer me." And they reasoned with 
themselves, saying, "If we shall say, 'From 
heaven :' he will say unto us, ' Why then did ye 
not believe him V But and if we shall say, ' Of 
men ;' we fear the people, they will stone us ; for 
all men hold John that he was a prophet indeed." 
And they answered and said unto Jesus, "We 
cannot tell whence it was." And Jesus answering 
saith unto them, "Neither do I tell you by what 
authority I do these things. But what think ye ? 
A certain man had two sons : and he came to the 
first, and said, ' Son, go work to-day in my vine- 



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yard.' He answered and said, ' I will not :' but 
afterward he repented, and went. And he came 
to the second, and said likewise. And he answered 
and said, ' I go, sir :' and went not. Whether 
of them twain did the will of his father ?" They 
say unto him, "The first." Jesus saith unto them, 
*' Verily, I say unto you, That the publicans and 
the harlots go into the kingdom of God before 
you. For John came unto you in the w^ay of 
righteousness, and ye believed him not : but the 
publicans and the harlots believed him : and ye, 
when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that 
ye might believe him." 

And he began to speak unto the people by para- 
bles, saying, ' '' Hear another parable : There was 
a certain man which planted a vineyard, and set 
a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, 
and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, 
and went into a far country for a long time. And 
Avhen the time of the fruit drew near, he sent to 
the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive 
from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. 
And the husbandmen caught him, and beat him, 
and sent him away empty. And again he sent 
unto them another servant ; and they beat him 
also, and cast stones at him, and wounded him in 
the head, and sent him away empty and shame- 
fully handled. And again he sent another ; and 
they wounded him also, and him they killed, and 
cast him out : and again, he sent other servants 
more than the first : and they did unto them like- 
wise, beating some, and killing some. Then said 
the lord of the vineyard, ' What shall I do V 
And having yet therefore one son, his well be- 
loved, he last of all sent him unto them, saying,' I 
will send my beloved son : it may be they will 
reverence my son when they see him.' But when 
the husbandmen saw the son, they reasoned 
among themselves, saying, ' This is the heir : 
come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his in- 
heritance, that the inheritance may be ours.' And 
they took him, and killed him, and cast him out 
of the vineyard. What shall therefore the lord 
of the vineyard do unto those husbandmen when 
hecometh?" They say unto him, ''He will mis- 



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erably destroy those wicked men, and will let out 
his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall 
render him the fruits in their seasons/' Jesus 
saith, " He will come and destroy these husband- 
men, and will give the vineyard unto others." 
And when they heard it, they said, '' God forbid." 
And Jesus beheld them and said, " What is this 
then that is written ? Did ye never read in the 
scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, 
the same is become the head of the corner ; this 
is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our 
eyes.' ? Therefore say I unto you, the kingdom 
of Grod shall be taken from you, and given to a 
nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And 
whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken : 
but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him 
to powder." And when the chief priests and 
Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived 
that he had spoken this parable against them : and 
they and the scribes the same hour sought to lay 
hands on him. But when they sought to lay 
hands on him, they feared the multitude, because 
they took him for a prophet : and they left him 
and went their way. 

And Jesus answered and spake unto them again 
by parables, and said, " The kingdom of heaven is 
like unto a certain king, which made a marriage 
for his son, and sent forth his servants to call 
them that were bidden to the wedding : and they 
would not come. Again, he sent forth other ser- 
vants, saying, ' Tell them which are bidden, Be- 
hold, I have prepared my dinner : my oxen and 
my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready : 
come unto the marriage.' But they made light of 
it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another 
to his merchandise : and the remnant took his ser- 
vants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew 
them. But when the king heard thereof, he was 
wroth : and he sent forth his armies, and destroy- 
ed those murderers, and burned up their city. 
Then saith he to his servants, ' The wedding is 
ready, but they which were bidden were not 
worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and 
as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.' 
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and gathered together all as many as they found, 
both bad and good : and the weddmg was furnish- 
ed with guests. And when the king came in to 
see the guests, he saw there a man which had not 
on a wedding garment : and he saith unto him, 
' Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a 
wedding garment?' And he was speechless. 
Then said the king to the servants, ' Bind him 
hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him 
into outer darkness ; there shall be weeping and 
gr ashing of teeth.' For m.any are called, but few 
are chosen." 

XXXIII. 

Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how 
they might entangle him in his talk. And they 
watched him, and sent out unto him certain of 
the Pharisees, their disciples, with the Herodians, 
as spies, which should feign themselves just men. 
that they might catch him in his words, that so 
they might deliver him unto the power and 
authority of the governor. And when they were 
come, they say unto him, " Master, we know that 
thou art true, and sayest and teachest rightly, 
and teachest the way of God in truth ; neither 
carest thou for any man; for thou regardest not 
the person of men. Tell us therefore. What 
thinkest thou ? Is it lawful for us to give tribute 
unto Caesar, or not ? Shall we give, or shall we 
not give ?" But Jesus perceived their wickedness, 
and knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, 
" Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites ? shew me the 
tribute money; bring me a penny that I may see 
it." And they brought unto him a penny. And he 
saith unto them, "Whose is this image and super- 
scription?" And they said unto him "Caesars." 
Then Jesus answering saith unto them, "Render 
therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's ; 
and unto God the things that are God's." x\nd 
they could not take hold of his words before 
the people : and when they had heard these words 
they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace 
and left him, and went their way. 

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Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrec- 
tion; and they asked him, saying, " Master, Moses 
wrote unto us, ' If any man's brother die, having 
a wife, and he die without children, that his brother 
should marry his wife, and raise up seed unto 
his brother.' Now there were therefore with us 
seven brethren : and the first took a wife, and 
died without children, and left his wife unto his 
brother. And likewise the second took her to wife 
and he also died childless. And the third likewise 
took her ; and in like manner the seven had her 
also: and they left no children, and died. And 
last of all the woman died also. Therefore in the 
resurrection, when they shall rise, whose wife 
shall she be of the seven ? for the seven all had 
her to wife." 

And Jesus answering, said unto them, " Ye do 
err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power 
of God. The children of this world marry and 
are given in marriage : but they which shall be 
accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the 
resurrection from the dead, when they shall rise, 
neither marry, nor are given in marriage : neither 
can they die any more : for they are equal unto 
the angels of G-od which are in heaven ; and are 
the children of God, being the children of the 
resurrection. Now as touching the resurrec- 
tion of the dead, even Moses shewed that the 
dead are raised. Have ye not read in the book 
of Moses, how in the bush, God spake unto him 
and unto you, saying, * I am the God of Abraham, 
and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob ?" For 
God is not the God of the dead, but the God of the 
living ; for all live unto him : ye therefore do 
greatly err." And when the multitude heard 
this, they were astonished at his doctrine. 

Then certain of the scribes answering said, 
"Master, thou hast well said." But when the 
Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees 
to silence, they were gathered together. And one 
of the scribes which was a lawyer, came, and 
having heard them reasoning together, and per- 
ceiving that he had answered them well, asked him 
a question, tempting him, and saying, "Master, 
which is the first great commandment of all in the 



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law ?" And Jesus answered and said unto him 
"The first of all the commandments is, ' Hear, O Is- 
rael ; The Lord our God is one Lord : and thou 
shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and 
with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with 
all thy strength : ' this is the first and great com- 
mandment. And the second is like unto it, namely 
this, ' Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.' 
There is none other commandment greater than 
these, and on these two commandments hang all 
the law and the prophets." And the scribe said 
unto him, "Well, Master, thou hast said the truth, 
for there is one God ; and there is none other but 
he : and to love him with all the heart, and with 
all the understanding, and with all the soul, and 
with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as 
himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings 
and sacrifices." And when Jesus saw that he 
answered discreetly he said unto him, " Thou art 
not far from the kingdom of God." 

While he taught in the temple, the Pharisees 
were gathered together, and Jesus asked them, 
saying unto them, "How say the scribes that 
Christ is the son of David ? What think ye of 
Christ ? whose son is he ?" They say unto him, 
" The son of David." He saith unto them, "How 
then doth David himself by the Holy Ghost, in the 
book of Psalms call him ' Lord,' saying, ' The Lord 
said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand 
till I make thine enemies thy footstool.' If David 
then himself call him 'Lord,' how is he then his 
son?" And no man was able to answer him a 
word, neither durst any man from that day forth 
ask him any more questions at all. And the com- 
mon people heard him gladly. 

Then in his doctrine, spake Jesus to the multi- 
tude, and to his disciples, in the audience of all 
the people, saying unto them, "The scribes and 
the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: all therefore 
whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe 
and do; but do not ye after their works; for they 
Bay and do not. For they bind heavy burdens 
and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's 
shoulders ; but they themselves will not move 
them with one of their fingers. But beware of the 



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scribes, for all their works they do for to be seen 
of men; they desire to walk in long robes, and 
make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the 
borders of their garments, and love the upper- 
most rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the 
synagogues, and greetings in the market-places, 
and to be called of men, 'Rabbi, Rabbi.' But be 
not ye called ' Rabbi:' for one is your Master, even 
Christ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man 
your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, 
which is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters: 
for one is your Master, even Christ. But he that 
is greatest among you shall be your servant. And 
whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased; 
and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. 
"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypo- 
crites ! for ye devour widow's houses, and for a 
pretence make long prayers; therefore ye shall re- 
ceive the greater damnation. But woe unto you, 
scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye shut up 
the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither 
go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are 
entering to go in. Woe unto you, scribes and 
Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye compass sea and 
land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, 
ye make him twofold more the child of hell than 
yourselves. Woe unto you, ye blind guides 
which say, ' Whosoever shall swear by the temple, 
it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the 
gold of the temple, he is a debtor !' Ye fools and 
blind; for whether is greater, the gold, or the tem- 
ple that sanctifieth the gold ? And ' Whosoever 
shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoso- 
ever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is 
guilty.' Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, 
the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift ? 
Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, swear- 
eth by it, and by all things thereon And whoso 
shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by 
him that dwelleth therein. And he that shall 
swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, 
and by him that sitteth thereon. Woe unto 
you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye pay 
tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have 
omitted the weightier matters of the law, judg- 



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ment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have 
done, and not to leave the other undone. Ye 
blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow 
a camel. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, 
hypocrites ! for ye make clean the outside of the 
cup and of the platter, but within they are full of 
extortion and excess. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse 
first that which is within the cup and platter, that 
the outside of them may be clean also. Woe unto 
you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye are 
like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear 
beautiful outward, but are within full of dead 
men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye 
also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but 
within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Woe 
unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! be- 
cause ye build the tombs of the prophets, and 
garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, and say, 
' If we had been in the days of our fathers, we 
would not have been partakers with them in the 
blood of the prophets.' Wherefore ye be witness- 
es unto yourselves, that ye are the children of 
them which killed the prophets. Fill ye up then 
the measure of your fathers. Ye serpents, ye 
generation of vipers, how can ye escape the dam- 
nation of hell ? Wherefore, behold, I send unto 
you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and 
some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some 
of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and 
persecute them from city to city; that upon you 
may come all the righteous blood shed upon the 
earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the 
blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye 
slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I 
say unto you, All these things shall come upon 
this generation. 

'' O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the 
prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto 
thee, how often would I have gathered thy chil- 
dren together, even as a hen gathereth her chick- 
ens under her wings, and ye would not ! Behold, 
your house is left unto you desolate. For I say 
unto you. Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye 
shall say, ' Blessed is he that cometh in the name 
of the Lord.' " 



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XXXIY. 

And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and 
looked up, and beheld how the people cast money 
into the treasury : and many that were rich men 
cast in much as their gifts. And he saw that there 
came also a certain poor widow, and she threw in 
thither two mites, which make a farthing. And 
he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto 
them, ' ' Verily I say unto you, That this poor 
widow hath cast more in, than all they which 
have cast into the treasury : for all they did cast 
in unto the offerings of God of their abundance, 
but she of her want and penury did cast in all that 
she had, even all her living." 

And there were certain Greeks among them 
that came up to worship at the feast : the same 
came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida 
of Galilee, and desired him, saying, " Sir, we would 
see Jesus.'' Philip cometh and telleth Andrew : 
and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. And 
Jesus answered them, saying, " The hour is come, 
that the Son of man should be glorified. Verily, 
verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat 
fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone : but 
if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that 
loveth his life shall lose it ; and he that hateth 
his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. 
If any man serve me, let him follow me ; and 
where I am, there shall also my servant be : if any 
man serve me, him will my Father honour. Now 
is my soul troubled ; and what shall I say ? 
Father, save me from this hour? but for this 
cause came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy 
name." Then came there a voice from heaven, 
saying, ' ' I have both glorified it, and will glorify 
it again." The people therefore, that stood by, 
and heard it, said that it thundered : others said, 
''An angel spake to him." Jesus answered and 
said, "This voice came not because of me, but for 
your sakes. Now is the judgment of this world : 
now shall the prince of this world be cast out. 
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw 
all men unto me." This he said, signifying what 
death he should die. 



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The people answered him, " We have heard out 
of the law that Christ abideth for ever : and how 
sayest thou, ' The Son of man must be lifted up V 
Who is this Son of man ?" Then Jesus said unto 
them, "Yet a little while is the light with you. 
Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness 
come upon you : for he that walketh in darkness 
knoweth not whither he goeth. While ye have 
light, believe in the light, that ye may be the 
children of light.'" 

These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did 
hide himself from them. But though he had done 
so many miracles before them, yet they believed 
not on him : that the saying of Isaiah the prophet 
might be fulfilled, which he spake, 

'' Lord, who hath believed our report ? 
And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been re- 
vealed ?" 

Therefore they could not believe, because that 
Isaiah said again, 

" He hath blinded their eyes, 

And hardened their heart ; 

That they should not see with their eyes, 

Nor understand with their heart. 

And be converted, and I should heal them." 

These things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory 
and spake of him. Nevertheless among the chief 
rulers also many believed on him ; but because of 
the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they 
should be put out of the synagogue : for they 
loved the praise of men more than the praise of 
God. 

Jesus cried and said, " He that believeth on me, 
believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. 
And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me. I 
am come a light into the world, that whosoever 
believeth on me should not abide in darkness. 
And if any man hear my words, and believe not, 
I judge him not : for I came not to judge the 
world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth 
me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that 
judgeth him : the word that I have spoken, the 
same shall judge him in the last day. For I have 
not spoken of myself ; but the Father which sent 



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me, he gave me a commandment, what I should 
say, and what I should speak. And I know that 
his commandment is life everlasting : whatsoever 
I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto 
me, so I speak." 

XXXV. 

And Jesus went out, and departed from the 
temple : and as he went out of the temple, his dis- 
ciples came to him for to shew him the buildings 
of the temple. And as some spake of the temple, 
how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, 
one of his disciples saith unto him, "Master, see 
what manner of stones and what buildings are 
here !" And Jesus answering said unto him, 
'' Seest thou all these things, and these great 
buildings ? Verily I say unto you, As for these 
things which ye behold, the days will come in the 
which there shall not be left here one stone upon 
another, that shall not be thrown down." 

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over 
against the temple, Peter and James and John 
and Andrew came unto him, and they asked him 
privately, saying, "Master, tell us when shall 
these things be ? and what shall be the sign of thy 
coming, when all these things shall be fulfilled; 
and of the end of the world ?" And Jesus answer- 
ing them began to say, " Take heed lest any man 
deceive you : for many shall come in my name, 
saying, ' I am Christ ;' and shall deceive many : 
and the time draweth near : go ye not therefore 
after them. And when ye shall hear of wars and 
rumours of wars, and commotions, be ye not 
. troubled : for all these things must needs first 
I come to pass ; but the end shall not be yet." 

Then said he unto them, ' ' Nation shall rise 
against nation, and kingdom against kingdom : 
and there shall be great earthquakes in divers 
places, and there shall be famines, and pestilences, 
and fearful sights and troubles : and great signs 
^ shall there be from heaven : all these are the be- 
ginnings of sorrows. But take heed to yourselves: 
for before all these, they shall lay their hands on 
you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the 



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synagogues and councils, and into prisons ; to be 
afflicted. And in the s3^nagogues ye shall be 
beaten : and ye shall be brought before kings and 
rulers for my name's sake, for a testimony against 
them : and it shall turn to you for a testimony. 
But, settle it therefore in your hearts, when they 
shall lead you, and deliver you up, not to medi- 
tate before what 3^e shall answer or speak, neither 
do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given 
you in that hour, that speak ye: /or it is not ye that 
speak, but the Holy Ghost : for I will give you a 
mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries 
shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. Now the 
brother shall betray the brother to death, and the 
father the son ; and children shall rise up against 
their parents, and shall cause them to be put to 
death. And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, 
and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends ; and 
some of yoa shall they cause to be put to death. 
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's 
sake. And then shall many be offended. And 
many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive 
many. And because iniquity shall abound, the 
love of many shall wax cold. But there shall not 
a hair of your head perish. In your patience 
possess ye your souls; and he that shall endure 
unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this 
gospel of the kingdom shall first be preached in all 
the world for a witness unto all nations ; and then 
shall the end come. 

*'But when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed 
with armies, and the abomination of desolation, 
spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the 
holy place where it ought not (let him that read- 
eth understand); then know that the desolation 
thereof is nigh. Then let them that be in Judea 
flee to the mountains, and let them which are in 
the midst of it depart out ; and let not them that 
are in the countries enter thereinto ; and let him 
that is on the housetop not go down into the 
house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out 
of his house ; and let him that is in the field not 
turn back again for to take up his clothes. For 
these be the days of vengeance that all things 
which are written may be fulfilled. But woe to 



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them that are with child, and to them that giv6 
suck in those days ! And pray ye that your flight 
be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day. 
For in those days there shall be affliction, and 
great tribulation in the land, and wrath upon this 
people, such as was not from the beginning of the 
creation of the world which God created, unto 
this time, no, nor ever shall be. And they shall 
fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led 
away captive into all nations : and Jerusalem 
shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the 
times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. And except that 
the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should 
be saved : but for the elect's sake, whom he hath 
chosen, those days shall be shortened. And then 
if any man shalf say to you, ' Lo, here is Christ ;' 
or, ' lo, he is there ;' believe him not : for false 
Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall 
shew great signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were 
possible, even the very elect. But take ye heed : 
behold, I have foretold you all things. Where- 
fore if they shall say unto you, ' Behold, he is 
in the desert'; go not forth: 'behold, he is in 
the secret chambers;' believe it not. For as the 
lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even 
unto the west ; so shall also the coming of the 
Son of man be. For wheresoever the carcase is, 
there will the eagles be gathered together. 

' ' And immediately after the tribulation of those 
days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon 
shall not give her light, and the stars of heaven 
shall fall from heaven. And there shall be upon 
the earth distress of nations, with perplexity : the 
sea and the waves roaring ; men's hearts failing 
them for fear, and for looking after those things 
which are coming on the earth : for the powers of 
the heavens shall be shaken. And then shall ap- 
pear the sign of the Son of man in heaven : and 
then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and 
they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds 
of heaven with power and great glory. And 
when these things begin to come to pass, then 
look up, and lift up your heads ; for your redemp- 
tion draweth nigh. And then he shall send his 
angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they 



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shall gather together his elect from the four 
winds, from one end of heaven to the other, and 
from the uttermost part of the earth." 

And he spake to tiiem a parable, saying, " Now 
learn a parable of the fig tree, and ail the trees; 
when their branch is yet tender, and putteth forth 
leaves, ye see and know of your own selves that 
summer is now nigh at hand: so likewise ye, when 
ye shall see all these things come to pass, know ye 
that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand, even at 
the doors. Verily I say unto you, that this gener- 
ation shall not pass away, till all these things be 
fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but 
my words shall not pass away. But of that day 
and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels 
which are in heaven, neither the Son, but my 
Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so 
shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For 
as in the days that were before the flood they were 
eating and drinking, marrying and giving in mar- 
riage, until the day that Noah entered into the 
ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took 
them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son 
of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one 
shall be taken, and the other left. Two women 
shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken 
and the other left. And take ye heed to your- 
selves, watch and pray; for ye know not when the 
time is: lest at any time your hearts be overcharged 
with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of 
this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. 
For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell 
on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye there- 
fore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted 
worthy to escape all these things that shall come 
to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. For 
the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, 
Avho left his house, and gave authority to his ser- 
vants, and to every man his work, and commanded 
the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore: for ye 
know not when your Lord, the master of the house, 
Cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cock- 
crowing, or in the morning : lest coming sud- 
denly, he find you sleeping. And what I say unto 
you I say unto all, Watch. But know this, that if 



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the goodman of the house had known in what 
watch the thief would come, he would have 
w^atched, and would not have suffered his house 
to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for 
in such an hour as je think not the Son of man 
cometh. Who then is a faithful and wise servant, 
whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, 
to give them meat m due season ? Blessed is that 
servant, w^hom his lord when he cometh shall find 
so doing. Verily I say unto you, that he shall 
make him ruler over all his goods. But and if 
that evil servant shall say in his heart, ' My lord 
delayeth his coming'; and shall begin to smite 
his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the 
drunken; the Lord of that servant shall come in 
a day when he looketh not for him, and in an 
hour that he is not aware of, and shall cut him 
asunder, and appoint him his portion w^th the 
hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing 
of teeth. 

"Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened 
unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went 
forth to meet the bridegroom: and five of them 
were wise, and five were foolish. They that were 
foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 
but the wise took oil in their vessels with their 
lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all 
slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was 
a cry made, 'Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go 
ye out to meet him.' Then alltiiose virgins arose, 
and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said 
unto the wase, ' Give us of your oil; for our lamps 
are gone out.' But the wise answered, saying, ' Isot 
so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but 
go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for your- 
selves.' And while they went to buy, the bride- 
groom came ; and they that were ready went in 
with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. 
Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, 
' Lord, Lord, open to us.' But he answered and 
said, * Verily I say unto you, I know you not.' 
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor 
the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. 

" For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travel- 
ling into a far country, who called his own ser- 



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vants, and delivered unto them his goods. And 
unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and 
to another one; to every man according to his 
several ability; and straightway took his journey. 
Then he that had received the five talents Avent 
and traded with the same, and made them other 
five talents. And likewise he that had received 
two, he also gained other two. But he that had 
received one went and digged in the earth, and hid 
his lord's money. After a long time the lord of 
those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. 
And so he that had received five talents came and 
brought otheitfiv^e talents, saying, ' Lord, thou de- 
liveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained 
beside them five talents more.' His lord said unto 
him, ' Well done, thou good and faithful servant: 
thoii hast been faithful over a few things, I will 
make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into 
the joy of thy lord.' He also that had received 
two talents came and said, ' Lord, thou deliveredst 
unto me two talents: behold, 1 have gained two 
other talents beside them.' His lord said unto 
him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; thou 
hast been faithful over a few things, I will make 
thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the 
joy of thy lord.' Then he which had received the 
one talent came and said, ' Lord, I knew thee that 
thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not 
sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: 
and I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in 
the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.' His 
lord answered and said unto him, ' Thou wicked 
and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap 
where I sowed not, and gather where I have not 
strawed: thou oughtest therefore to have put my 
money to the exchangers, and then at my coming 
I should have received mine own with usury. Take 
therefore the talent from him, and give it unto 
him which hath ten talents. For unto every one 
that hath shall be given, and he shall have abund- 
ance: but from him that hath not shall be taken 
away ev^en that which he hath. And cast ye the 
unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there 
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' 

''When the Son of man shall come in his glory, 



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and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit 
upon the throne of his glory: and before him shall 
be gathered all nations: and he shall separate 
them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his 
sheep from the goats: and he shall set the sheep on 
his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then 
shall the King say unto tliem on his right hand, 
' Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the king- 
dom prepared for you from the foundation of the 
world: for I Avas a hungered, and ye gave me 
meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was 
a stranger, and ye took me in: naked, and ye 
clothed me: I was sick and ye visited me: I was 
in prison, and ye came unto me.' Then shall the 
righteous answer him saying. * Lord, when saw 
we thee a hungered, and fed thee ? or thirsty, 
and gave thee drink ? when saw we thee a 
stranger, and took thee in ? or naked, and 
clothed thee ? or when saw we thee sick, or in 
prison, and came unto thee T And the King 
shall answer and say unto them, * Verily I say 
unto you. Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of 
the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto 
me.' Then shall he say also unto them on the left 
hand, 'Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting 
fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: for I 
was a hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was 
thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a strang- 
er, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed 
me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me 
not.* Then shall they also answer him, saying, 
' Lord, when saw we thee a hungered, or thirsty, or 
a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did 
not minister unto thee V Then shall he answer 
them, saying, • Verily I say unto you. Inasmuch 
as ye did"^ it not to one of the least of these, ye did 
it not to me.' And these shall go away into ever- 
lasting punishment: but the righteous into life 
eternal.'' 

XXXVI. 

Now after two days was the feast of unleavened 
bread, which is called the passover. And it came 
to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, 



tlbe ©ne ©ospeL l4t 

he said unto his disciples, " Ye know that after 
two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son 
of man is betrayed to be crucified." Then as- 
sembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, 
and the elders of the people, unto ^he palace of 
the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, and 
consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty 
and kill him. But they said, "Not on the feast 
day, lest there be an uproar among the people." 
For they feared the people. 

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of 
Simon the leper, they made him a supper; and 
Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that 
sat at the table with him. Then there came unto 
him Mary, having an alabaster box of very precious 
ointment of spikenard, of a pound weight, and she 
brake the box, and poured it on his head ; and 
anointed his feet, as he sat at meat, and wiped his 
feet with her hair. And the house was filled with 
the odor of the ointment. But when his disciples 
saw it, there were some that had indignation with- 
in themselves. Then saith one of his disciples, 
Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray 
him, "Why was this waste of the ointment 
made ? To what purpose is this waste ? for this 
ointment might have been sold for more than 
three hundred pence, and have been given to the 
poor." This he said, not that he cared for the poor; 
but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and 
bare what was iDut therein. And they murmured 
against her. 

When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, 
" Let her alone; why trouble ye the woman ? For 
she hath wrought a good work upon me. For ye 
have the poor always with you, and whensoever 
ye will ye may do them ^ood; but me ye have not 
always. For in that she hath poured this oint- 
ment on my body, she did it for my burial. She 
hath done what she could: she is come aforehand 
to anoint my body to the burying ; and against the 
day of my burying hath she kept this. Verily I 
say unto you, Wlieresoever this gospel shall be 
preached throughout the whole world, there shall 
also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a 
memorial of her." 



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Then entered Satan into one of the twelve, 
Judas surnamed Iscariot, and he went his way 
unto the chief priests and captains to betray him 
unto them, and said unto them, V What will ye 
give me, and I will deliver him unto you?" 
And when they heard it they were glad, and they 
covenanted with him to give him thirty pieces of 
silver, and he communed with them how he 
might betray him imto them. And he promised ; 
and from that time sought opportunity to betray 
him unto them, conveniently, in the absence of 
the multitude. 

Then came the first day of the feast of un- 
leavened bread, when the passover must be killed: 
and the disciples came to Jesus. And he sent two 
of his disciples, Peter and John, saying, " Go and 
prepare us the passover, that we may eat." And 
they said unto him, "Where wilt thou that we 
go and prepare for thee to eat the passover?" 
And he said unto them, " Go ye into the city, and, 
behold, when ye are entered into the city, there 
shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; 
follow him into the house where he entereth in. 
And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, 
' The Master saith unto thee. My time is at hand ; 
I will keep the passover at thy house. Where is 
the guest chamber, where I shall eat the passover 
with my disciples?' And he shall shew you a 
large upper room furnished and prepared : there 
make ready for us." And they did as Jesus had 
appointed them, and went forth, and came into 
the city, and found as he had said unto them : and 
they made read 3^ the passover. 

And in the evening, when the hour was come, 
he came and sat down, and the twelve apostles 
with him. And he said unto them, "With desire 
I have desired to eat this passover with you be- 
fore I suffer : for I say unto you, I will not any 
more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the king- 
dom of God." And he took the cup, and gave 
thanks, and said, " Take this, and divide it among 
yourselves : for I say unto you, I will not drink 
of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God 
shall come." 
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of them should be accounted the greatest. And 
he said unto them, "The kings of the Gentiles 
exercise lordship over them ; and they that exer- 
cise authority upon them are called benefactors. 
But ye shall not be so : but he that is greatest 
among you, let him be as the younger : and he 
that is chief, as he that doth serve, For whether 
is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that 
serveth ? is not he that sitteth at meat ? but I am 
among you as he that serveth. Ye are they which - 
have continued with me in my temptations. And 
I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath 
appointed unto me ; that ye may eat and drink at 
my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judg- 
ing the twelve tribes of Israel." 

XXXVII. 

Now before the feast of the passover, when 
Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should 
depart out of this world unto the Father, having 
loved his own which were in the world, he loved 
them imto the end. And supper being ended, the 
devil having now put into the heart of Judas 
Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him ; Jesus know- 
ing that the Father had given all things into his 
hands, and that he was come from God, and 
went to God ; he riseth from supper, and laid 
aside his garments ; and took a towel, and girded 
himself. After that he poureth water into a 
basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and 
to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was 
girded. Then cometh he to Simon Peter : and 
Peter saith unto him, " Lord, dost thou wash my 
feet ?" Jesus answered and said unto him, " What 
I do thou know est not now ; but thou shalt know 
hereafter." Peter saith unto him, /' Thou shalt 
never wash my feet." Jesus answered him, "If 
I wash thee not, thou has no part with me." 
Simon Peter saith vmto him, "Lord, not my feet 
only, but also my hands and my head." Jesus 
saith to him, " He that is washed needeth not save 
to wash his feet, but is clean every whit : nnd ye 
are clean, but not all." For he knew who should 
betray him ; therefore said he, ' ' Ye are not all 
clean." 



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So after he had washed their feet, and had 
taken his garments, and was set down again, he 
said unto tne in, ''Know ye what I have done to 
you ? Ye call me ' Master ' and ' Lord :' and ye 
say well ; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and 
Master, have washed yifUr feet ; ye also ought to 
wash one another's feet. For I have given you an 
example, that ye should do as I have done to 
you. Verily, verily, I say unto you. The servant 
is not greater than his lord ; neither he that is sent 
greater than he that sent him. If ye know these 
things, happy are ye if ye do them. I speak not 
of you all : I know whom I have chosen : but that 
the scripture may be fulfilled, 'He that eateth 
bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.' 
Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is 
come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. Veri- 
ly, verily, I say unto you. He that receiveth whom- 
soever I send receiveth me ; and he that receiveth 
me receiveth him that sent me." 

When Jesus had thus said, as they sat and 
did eat, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, 
and said, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, that 
one of you which eateth with me, shall betray me. 
Behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is 
with me on the table. Then the disciples looked 
one on another, doubting of whom he spake. And 
they began to be exceeding sorrowful, and to en- 
quire among themselves, which of them it was 
who should do this thing ; and to say unto him 
every one of them, one by one, " Lord, is it I?'' 
And another said, "Is it I?" And he answered 
and said unto them, " It is one of the twelve that 
dippeth his hand with me in the dish; the same 
shall betray me. And truly the Son of man goeth, 
as it was determined, and as it is written of him : 
but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man 
is betrayed! It had been good for that man if he 
had never been born." 

Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of 
his disciples, whom Jesus loved. Simon Peter 
therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who 
it should be of whom he spake. He then lying on 
Jesus' breast saith unto him, " Lord, who is it?" 
JesuB answered, " He it is, to whom I shall give a 



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sop, when I have dipped it/' And when he had 
dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the 
son of Simon. And after the sop Satan entered 
into him. Then Judas, which betrayed him, an- 
swered and said, "Master, is it I ?'' He said unto 
him, "Thou hast said." '-Then said Jesus unto 
him, " That thou doest, do quickly." Now no man 
at the table knew for what intent he spake this 
unto him. For some of them thought, because 
Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, 
"Buy those things that we have need of against the 
feast:" or that he should give something to the 
poor. He then, having received the sop, went im- 
mediately out : and it was night. 

When therefore Judas was gone out, Jesus said, 
" Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glori- 
fied in him. If God be glorilied in him, God shall 
also glorify him in himself and shall straightway 
glorify him. Little children, yet a little while 
I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said 
unto the Jews, ' Whither I go, ye cannot come ;' 
so now I say to you. A new commandment I 
give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have 
loved you, that ye also love one another. By this 
shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye 
have love one to another." 

Simon Peter said unto him, " Lord, whither go- 
estthou?" Jesus answered him, " Whither I go, 
thou canst not follow me now ; but thou shalt fol- 
low me afterwards." Peter said unto him, " Lord, 
why cannot I follow thee now ? I will lay down 
my life for thy sake." Then said Jesus unto them, 
" All ye shall be offended because of me this 
night : for it is written, ' I will smite the shepherd, 
and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered 
g,broad.' But after that I am risen again, I will 
go before you into Galilee." But Peter ansAvered 
and said unto him, " Though all men should be of- 
fended because of thee, yet will I never be offend- 
ed." And the Lord said, " Simon, Simon, behold, 
Satan hath desired to have you that he may sift 
you as wheat : but I have prayed for thee, that 
thy faith fail not : and when thou art converted, 
strengthen thy brethren." And he said unto him, 
**Lord, lam ready to go with thee, both into 



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prison, and to death." And Jesus saith unto 
him, " Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake ? 
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Peter, that this 
day, even in this night, before the cock crow 
twice, thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest 
me." But Peter spake the more vehemently, 
"Though I should die with thee, yet I will not 
deny thee in anywise." Likewise also said all the 
disciples. 

And he said unto them, "When I sent you with- 
out purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any- 
thing?" And they said, "Nothing." Then said 
he unto them, " But now he that hath a purse, let 
him take it, and likewise his scrip : and' he that 
hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy 
one. For I say unto you, that this that is written 
must 3^et be accomplished in me, ' And he was 
reckoned among the transgressors:' for the 
things concerning me have an end." And they 
said, Lord, behold, here are two swords." And he 
said unto them, "It is enough." 

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and 
blessed it, and gave thanks, and when he had given 
thanks, he brake it, and gave it to the disciples, 
and said, "Take, eat; this is my body which is 
given for you : this do in remembrance of me." 
And he took likewise also the cup after supper, 
and gave thanks; and when he had given thanks, 
he gave it to them, saying unto them, " Drink ye 
all of it : for this is my blood of the new testa- 
ment, which is shed for you and for many for the 
remission of sins: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, 
in remembrance of me. But verily I say unto 
you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of 
the vine, until that day when I drink it new with 
vou in my Father's kingdom." And they all drank 
bf it. '^ 

XXXVIIL 

And Jesus said unto them, * * Let not your 
heart be troubled : ye believe in God, believe also 
in me. In my Father's house are many mansions : 
if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to 
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a place for you, I will come again, and receive 
you unto myself ; that where I am, there ye may 
be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way 
ye know." Thomas saith unto him, "Lord, we 
know not whither thou goest ; and how can we 
know the way?" Jesus saith unto him, "lam 
the way, the truth, and the life : no man cometh 
unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known 
me, ye should have known my Father also : and 
from henceforth ye know him, and have seen 
him." 

Philip saith unto him, " Lord, shew- us the 
Father, and it sufficeth us." Jesus saith unto 
him, "Have I been so long time with you, and 
yet hast thou not known me, Philip ? he that hath 
seen me hath seen the Father : and how sayest 
thou then, ' Shew us the Father ?' Believest thou 
not that I am in the Father, and the Father in 
me ? The words that I speak unto you I speak not 
of myself : but the Father that dwelleth in me, he 
doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the 
Father, and the Father in me : or else believe me 
for the very works' sake. Verily, verily, I say 
unto you. He that believeth on me, the works 
that I do shall he do also ; and greater works than 
these shall he do ; because I go unto my Father. 
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that 
will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the 
Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I 
will do it. If ye love me, keep my command- 
ments. x\nd I will pray the Father, and he shall 
give you another Comforter, that he may abide 
with you forever : even the Spirit of truth ; whom 
the world cannot receive, because it seeth him 
not, neither knoweth him : but ye know him ; for 
he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will 
not leave you comfortless. I will come to you. 
Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no 
more ; but ye see me : because I live, ye shall live 
also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my 
Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath 
my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is 
that loveth me : and he that loveth me shall be 
loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will 
manifest myself to him." 



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Judas saith unto him (not Iscariot), *'Lord, 
how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, 
and not unto the world ?" Jesus answered and 
said unto him, ''If a man love me, he will keep 
my words : and my Father will love him, and we 
will come unto him, and make our abode with 
him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my 
sayings ; and the word which ye hear is not mine, 
but the Father's which sent me. These things 
have I spoken unto you, being yet present with 
you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, 
w^hom the Father will send in my name, he shall 
teach you all things, and bring all things to your 
remembrance, Avhatsoever I have said unto you. 
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you, 
not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let 
not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 

' ' Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, 
and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye 
would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: 
for my Father is greater than I. And now I have 
told you before it come to pass, that, when it is 
come to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter I will 
not talk much with you : for the prince of this 
world cometh, and hath nothing in me. But that 
the world may know that I love the Father ; and 
as the Father gave me commandment, even so I 
do. Arise, let us go hence. 

" I am the true vine, and my Father is the hus- 
bandman. Every branch in me that beareth not 
fruit he taketh away : and every branch that 
beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring 
forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the 
word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in 
me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear 
fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine ; no more 
can ye, except ye abide in me. I am. the vine, ye 
are the branches : he that abideth in me, and I in 
him, the same bringeth forth much fruit : for 
without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide 
not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is 
withered ; and men gather them, and cast them 
into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in 
me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask 
what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Here 



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in is my Father glorified, that ye bear much 
fruit ; so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father 
hath loved me, so have I loved you : continue ye 
in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye 
shall abide in my love ; even as I have kept my 
Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 

" These things have I spoken unto you, that my 
joy might remain in you, and that your joy might 
be full. This is my commandment. That ye love 
one another, as I have loved you. Greater love 
hath no man than this, that a man lay down his 
life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do 
whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call 
you not servants ; for the servant knoweth not 
what his lord doeth : but I have called you 
friends ; for all things that I have heard of my 
Father I have made known unto you. Ye have 
not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordain- 
ed you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, 
and that your fruit should remain : that whatso- 
ever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he 
may give it you. These things I command you, 
that ye love one another. If the world hate you, 
ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If 
ye were of the world, the world w^ould love his 
own : but because ye are not of the world, but I 
have chosen you out of the world, therefore the 
world hateth you. Eemember the word that I 
said unto you. The servant is not greater than his 
lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also 
persecute you ; if they have kept my saying, they 
will keep yours also. But' all these things will 
they do unto you for my name's sake, because 
they know not him that sent me. If I had not 
come and spoken unto them, they had not had 
sin : but now they have no cloak for their sin. 
He that hateth me hateth my Father also. If I 
had not done among them the works which none 
other man did, they had not had sin : but now 
have they both seen and hated both me and my 
Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word 
might be fulfilled that is written in their law, 
' They hated me without a cause.' But when the 
Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you 
from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which 



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proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of 
me : and ye also shall bear witness, because ye 
have been with me from the beginning. 

' ' Tliese things have I spoken unto you, that ye 
should not be offended. They shall i)ut you out 
of the synagogues : yea, the time cometh, that 
whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth 
G-od service. And these things will they do unto 
you, because they have not known the Father, 
nor me. But these things have I told you, that 
when the time shall come, ye may remember that 
I told you of them. And these things I said not 
unto you at the beginning, because I was with 
you. But now I go my way to him that sent me; 
and none of you asketh me, ' Whither goest thou V 
But because I have said these things unto you, 
sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell 
you the truth ; it is expedient for you that I go 
away : for if I go not away, the Comforter will 
not come unto you ; but if I depart, I will send 
him unto you. And when he is come, he will 
reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, 
and of judgment : of sin, because they believe not 
on me ; of righteousness, because I go to my 
Father, and ye see me no more ; of judgment, 
because the prince of this world is judged. I 
have yet many things to say unto you, but ye 
cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the 
Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all 
truth : for he shall not speak of hiitnself ; but 
whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak : 
and he will shew you things to come. He shall 
glorify me : for he shall receive of mine, and shall 
shew it unto you. Ail things that the Father 
hath are mine : therefore said I, that he shall take 
of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 

''A little while, and ye shall not see me: and 
again, a little while, and ye shall see me; because 
I go to the Father." Then said some of his dis- 
ciples among themselves, "What is this that he 
saith unto us, ' A little while, and ye shall not see 
me : and again, a little while, and ye shall see 
me': and, 'Because I go to the Father?'" They 
said therefore, "What is this that he saith, 'A 
little while ' ? We cannot tell what he saith/' 



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Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask 
him, and said unto them, "Do ye enquire among 
yourselves of that I said, ' A little while, and ye 
shall not see me : and again, a little while, and ye 
shall see me ' ? Verily, verily, I say unto you, 
That ye shall weep and lament, but the world 
shall rejoice : and ye shall be sorrowful, but your 
sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman when 
she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is 
come : but as soon as she is delivered of the child, 
she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy 
that a man is born into the world. And ye now 
therefore have sorrow : but I will see you again, 
and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man 
taketh from you. And in that day ye shall ask 
me nothing. Yerily, verily, I say unto you. 
Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, 
he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked 
nothing in my name : ask, and ye shall receive, 
that your joy may be full. These things have I 
spoken unto you in proverbs : but the time 
cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in 
proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the 
Father. At that day ye shall ask in my name : 
and I say not unto you, that I will pray the 
Father for you ; for the Father himself loveth you, 
because ye have loved me, and have believed that 
I came out from God. 1 came forth from the 
Father, and am come into the world : again, I 
leave the world, and go to the lather." 

His disciples said unto him, " Lo, now speakest 
thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. !Now are 
we sure that thou know est all things, and needest 
not that any man should ask thee: by this we be- 
lieve that thou camest forth from God." Jesus 
answered them, " Do ye now believe ? Behold, the 
hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be 
scattered, every man to his. own, and shall leave 
me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the 
Father is with me. These things I have spoken 
unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the 
world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good 
cheer; I have overcome the world." 



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XXXIX. 

These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes 
to heaven, and said, " Father, the hour is come; 
glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify 
thee: as thou hast given him power over all flesh, 
that he should give eternal life to as many as thou 
hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they 
might know thee the only true God, and Jesus 
Christ whom thou hast sent. I have glorified thee 
on the earth: I have finished the work which thou 
gavest me to do. And now, O Father, glorify thou 
me with thine own self with the glory which I had 
with thee before the world was. I have manifested 
thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of 
the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them 
me; and they have kei^t thy word. Now they have 
known that all things whatsoever thou hast given 
me are of thee. For I have given unto them the 
words which thou gavest me; and they have re- 
ceived them, and have known surely that I came 
out from thee, and they have believed that thou 
didst send me. I pray for them: I pray not for 
the world, but for them which thou hast given me; 
for they are thine: and all mine are thine, and 
thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. And 
now I am no more in the world, but these are in 
the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, 
keep through thine own name those whom thou 
hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. 
While I was with them in the world, I kept them 
in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have 
kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of per- 
dition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. And 
now come I to thee; and these things I speak in 
the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled 
in themselves. I have given them thy word; and 
the world hath hated them, because they are not 
of the world, even as I am not of the world. I 
pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the 
world, but that thou shouldest keep them from 
the evil. They are not of the world even as I am 
not of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth: 
thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the 



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World, even so have I also sent them into the world. 
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they 
also might be sanctified through the truth. Neither 
pray I for these ' alone, but for them also which 
shall believe on me through their word ; that they 
all may be one; as thou. Father, art in me, and I 
in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the 
world may believe that thou hast sent me. And 
the glory which thou gavest me I have given 
them; that they may be one, even as we are one: 
I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made 
perfect in one; and that the world may know that 
thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou 
hast loved me. Father, I will that they also, 
whom thou hast given me, be with me w^here I 
am; that they may behold my glory, which thou 
hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foun- 
dation of the world. O righteous Father, the world 
hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and 
these have known that thou hast sent me. And I 
have declared unto them thy name, and will de- 
clare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved 
me may be in them, and I in them." 

XL. 

When Jesus had spoken these words, and they 
had sung an hymn, he came out with his disciples, 
and went, as he was wont, over the brook Cedron 
into the mount of Olives; and his disciples also fol- 
lowed him. And they came to a garden which 
was named Gethsemane, into the w^hich he en- 
tered, and his disciples. And when he was at the 
place, he saith to his disciples, " Pray that ye enter 
not into temptation. Sit ye here, while I go and 
pray yonder." And he took with him Peter, and 
James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, and be- 
gan to be sorrowful, and to be very heavy. Then 
saith he unto them, " My soul is exceeding sorrow- 
ful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch 
with me." And he went forward a little, and was 
withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and 
kneeled down on the ground, and fell on his face, 
and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour 
might pass from him. And he said, "0 my 



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Father, if it be possiUe (and all tMogs aie po^ 
sible unto tiiee): and if l^ou be willing, remoxe 
this cup from me: neverthless not as I will but 
as thon wilt: not my wilL but thine, be done." 

And there appesped an angel unto him from 
heaven^ streng;dien[iig him. And being in an agony 
he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it 
were great drops of blood falling down to the 
ground. And when he rose up from prayer, and 
was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping 
for sorrow, and said unto Peter. "* Simon, sleepest. 
thou I Why sleep ye ? What, could ye not watch 
with me one hour ? Watch ye and pray, lest ye 
^iter into temptation. The spirit indeed is wOl- 
ing, but tibe fl^h is weak." And he went away 
again the seccmd time, and prayed, and spake the 
same words, saying, "O my Father, if this cup 
may not pass away from me, except I drink it, 
thy will be done." And he came and found them 
asleep again: for their eyes were heavy, neither 
wist they what to answer him. And he left them, 
and went away again, and prayed the third time, 
saying the same words. 

Then cometh he to his disciples the third time, 
and saith unto them, '^ Sleep on now. and take 
your rest: behold^ it is enou^u the hour is come, 
and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of 
sinners. Rise up, let us be going: behold, he is at 
hand that doth betray me." 

And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the 
plac-e : for Jesus oft times resorted thither with 
his disciples. Judas then, haTing received a band 
of men and officers from the chief priests and 
Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and 
torches and weapons. And immediately while 
Jesus yet spake, lo. Judas, one of the twelve, 
came, and Yrith him a great multitude ^with sivords 
and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes, 
and the elders of the people : and Judas went 
before them. 

Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should 
come upon him, went f oith. and said unto them, 
"•Whom seek ye T' They answered him, *" Jesus 
of Nazareth." Jesus saildi unto them, " I am he.'' 
And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with 



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them. As soon then as he said unto them, "' I am 
he," they went backward, and fell to the gromid. 
Then asked he them again, "Whom seek ye?" 
And they said, "Jesus of Nazareth." Jesus an- 
swered, " I have told you that I am he : if there- 
fore ye seek me, let these go their way :" that the 
saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, "Of 
them which thou gavest me have I lost none." 

Now he that betrayed him had given them a 
sign, saying, "Whomsoever I shall kiss, that 
same is he; take him, and hold him fast, and lead 
him away safely." And as soon as he was come, 
he goeth straightway to Jesus to kiss him, and 
said, "Hail, Master;" and kissed him. And 
Jesus said unto him, " Friend, wherefore art thou 
come ? Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with 
a kiss ?" Then came they and laid their hands on 
Jesus, and took him. 

When they which were about him saw what 
would follow, they said unto him, "Lord, shall 
we smite with the sword ?" And behold, Simon 
Peter, being one of them which were with Jesus, 
having a sword, stretched out his hand, and drew 
his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest, 
and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was 
Malchus. Then Jesus answered and said unto 
Peter, ' ' Put up again thy sword into the sheath : 
for all they that take the sword shall perish with 
the sword. Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray 
to my Father, and he shall presently give me 
more than twelve legions of angels? But how 
then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it 
must be ? Suffer ye thus far : the cup which my 
Father hath given me, shall I not drink it ?" And 
he touched the servant's ear, and healed him. 

In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, 
and to the chief priests, and captains of the 
temple, and the elders, which were come to him, 
' ' Are ye come out as against a thief, with swords 
and with staves for to take me ? I sat daily with 
you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold 
on me, and stretched forth no hands against me; 
and ye took me not. But this is your hour, and 
the power of darkness; and the scriptures must 
be fulfilled." 



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XLI. 

Then the band and the captain and officers of 
the Jews took Jesus and b«jund him. But all 
this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets 
might be f alhlled. Then all the disciples foi'sook 
him. and tied. And there followed him a certain 
young man, having a linen cloth cast alx>ut his 
naked body: and the young men laid hold on him : 
and he left the hnen cloth, and lied fi'om them 
naked. And they that had laid hold on Jesus led 
him away to Annas first: for he was father-in-law 
to Caiaphas. which was the high priest that same 
year. Now Caiaphas was he, which gave comisel 
to the Jews, that it was exx^edient that one man 
should die for the people. Then they brought him 
into the high priest's house, to Caiaphas the high 
priest, where were assembled with him all the 
chief priests, and the elders, and the scri]>es. And 
Simon Peter followed J esus afar off. even unto the 
high priest's palace: and so did another disciple : 
that disciple was known unto the high priest, and 
went in with Jesus unto the i^alace of the high 
priest. But Peter stood at the d«x>r without. 
Then went out that other disciple, which was 
known imto the high x^'iest. and spake unto her 
that kept the door, and brought in Peter. 

And the servants and officers stood there, who 
had made a fire of coals : for it was cold ; and 
when they had kindled the fire in the midst of the 
hall they sat down together and warmed them- 
selves : and Peter went in to see the end. and sat 
with the servants, and warmed himself at the 
fire. And as Peter was beneath in the palace, and 
sat by the fire, there cometh one of the maids of 
the high priest, the damsel that kept the door : 
and when she saw Peter warming himself, she 
earnestly looked upon him. and said unto Peter, 
* • And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth : art 
not thou also one of this man's disciples f* But 
he denied him before them all. saying. * * Woman, 
I am not ! I know him not. neither imderstand I 
what thou sayest." And Simon Peter stcod and 
warmed himself. And he went out into the porch 



and the cock crew. And after a little while when 
he was gone out into the porch another maid saw 
him again, and began to say to them that stood 
by, " This fellow was also wath Jesus of Nazareth, 
and is one of them." They said therefore unto 
him, "Art not thou also one of his disciples?" 
And he denied it again with an oath, and said, 
" Man, I am not; I do not know the man." And 
about the space of one hour after, another con- 
fidently affirmed, saying, ''Of a truth this fellow 
also was with him : for he is a Galilean." And 
they that stood by came unto Peter; and one of 
the servants of the high priest, being his kins- 
man whose ear Peter cut off, said again to Peter, 
" Surely thou also art one of them : for thou art a 
Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto, and 
bewrayeth thee. Did not I see thee in the garden 
with him ?" But he then denied again, and began 
to curse and to swear, saying, ''Man, I know not 
what thou sayest. I know not this man of whom 
ye speak." And immediately, w^hile he yet spake, 
the second time the cock crew. And the Lord 
turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter called 
to mind the word of the Lord, how he had said 
unto him, "Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt 
deny me thrice." And he went out; and when he 
thought thereon, he wept bitterly. 

The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples 
and of his doctrine. Jesus answered him, " I 
spake openly to the world ; I ever taught in the 
synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews 
always resort ; and in secret have I said nothing. 
Why askest thou me ? ask them which heard me, 
what I have said unto them : behold, they know 
what I said." And when he had thus spoken, one 
of the officers which stood by struck Jesus w^ith 
the palm of his hand, saying " Answerest thou 
the high priest so ?" Jesus answered him, " If I 
have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil : but if 
well, why smitest thou me ?" 

Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the 
high priest. And as soon as it was day, the elders 
of the people and the chief priests and the scribes 
came together, and led him into their council. 
Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the 



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council, sought for false witness against Jesus, to 
put him to death : but found none : yea, though 
many false witnesses came, yet found they none. 
For many bare false witness against him, but 
their witness agreed not together. And at the 
last there arose certain, and bare false witness 
against him: and two false witnesses came, saying, 
•• vVe heard this fellow say. 'I will destroy this 
temple of God. that is made with hands, and 
within three days I will build another made with- 
out hands.'** But neither so did their witness 
agree together. And the high priest arose, and 
stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, saying, 
"Answerest thou nothing.' what is it which 
these witness against thee r But Jesus held his 
peace, and answered nothing. 

And the high priest again answered and said 
unto him, " I adjure thee^by the Hving God, that 
thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of 
the Blessed." And Jesus saith imto him, " If I 
teU you ye will not believe and if I also ask you 
ye will not answer me. nor let me go. Thou 
hast said. Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on 
the right hand of the power of God.'' Then said 
they all. •"Art thou then the Son of God r" And 
he said unto them. ''Ye say that I am: neverthe 
less I say unto you. Hereafter shall ye see the Son 
of man sitting on the right hand of power, and 
coming in the clouds of heaven. ' Then the high 
priest rent his clothes, saying. "He hath spoken 
blasphemy: what further 'need have we of wit- 
nesses.' behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. 
Wliat think ye t" And they all condemned him, 
and answered and said. "He is guilty of death. 
^Vhat need we any further witness ? for we our- 
selves have heard of his own mouth.** Then did 
some begin to spit in his face, and to cover his 
face, and to buffet him: and the servants that held 
Jesus did strike him with the palms of their 
hands : and when they had bhndfolded him, they 
struck him on the face and mocked him, and asked 
him, saying unto him. •"Prophesy unto us. thou 
Christ, who is he that smote thee r* And many 
other things blasphemously spake they against 
him. 



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XLII. 

And straightway, when the morning was come, 
all the chief priests and elders of the people took 
counsel against Jesus to put him to death : and 
the chief priests held a consultation with the 
elders and scribes and the whole council; and the 
whole multitude of them arose, and when they 
had bound Jesus, they led him away from Caia- 
phas unto the hall of judgment, and delivered 
him to Pontius Pilate the governor. And it was 
early ; and they themselves went not into the 
judgment hall, lest they should be defiled : but 
that they might eat the passover. 

Pilate then went out unto them, and said, 
*'What accusation bring ye against this man?" 
They answered and said unto him, "If he were 
not a malefactor, we would not have delivered 
him up unto thee." Then said Pilate unto them, 
"Take ye him, and judge him according to your 
law." The Jews therefore said unto him, "It is 
not lawful for us to put any man to death :" that 
the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he 
spake, signifying what death he should die. And 
Jesus stood before the governor : and they began 
to accuse him, saying, "We found this fellow 
perverting the nation, and forbidding to give 
tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ 
a King." Then Pilate, the governor, entered into 
the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and 
asked him, saying, ' ' Art thou the King of the 
Jews?" Jesus answered him, " Sayest thou this 
thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me ?" 
Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Thine own 
nation and the chief priests have delivered thee 
unto me : what hast thou done ?" Jesus answer- 
ed, "My kingdom is not of this world: if my 
kingdom were of this world, then would my ser- 
vants fight, that I should not be delivered to the 
Jews : but now is my kingdom not from hence."- 
Pilate therefore said unto him, "Art thou a king 
then?" And Jesus answered and said unto him, 
" Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end wn^^ 
I born, and for this cause came I into the world, 



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that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every 
one that is of the truth heareth my voice." Pilate 
saith unto him, " What is truth?" And when he 
had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, 
and saith unto them, ' ' I find in him no fault at 
all." And when he vfas accused of the chief 
priests and elders of many things, he answered 
nothing. 

Then Pilate asked him again, saying, " An- 
swerest thou nothing. Hearest thou not how 
many things they witness against thee?" But 
Jesus yet answered him to never a word ; inso- 
much that Pilate marvelled greatly. Then said 
Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, ' ' I 
find no fault in this man." And they were the 
more fierce, saying, "He stirreth up the people, 
teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from 
Galilee to this place." 

When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether 
the man were a Galilean. And as soon as he knew 
that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he 
sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jeru- 
salem at that time. And when Herod saw Jesus, 
he was exceeding glad : for he was desirous to see 
him of a long season, because he had heard many 
things of him ; and he hoped to have seen some 
miracle done by him. Then he questioned with 
him in many words ; but he answered him noth- 
ing. And the chief priests and scribes stood and 
vehemently accused him. And Herod with his 
men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, 
and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him 
again to Pilate. And the same day Pilate and 
Herod were made friends together : for before 
they w^ere at enmity between themselves. 

And Pilate, when he had called together the 
chief priests and the rulers and the people, said 
unto them, " Ye have brought this man unto me, 
as one that perverteth the people ; and, behold, 
having examined him before you, I have found no 
fault in this man touching those things whereof 
ye accuse him: no, nor yet Herod: for I sent you 
to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done 
unto him. I will therefore chastise him, and re- 
lease him." 



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Now at that feast the governor was wont to re- 
lease unto the people one prisoner, whomsoever 
they desired. And there was then a notable pris- 
oner named Barabbas, who was a robber, and for 
a certain sedition made in the city, and for 
murder, was cast into prison; and lay bound with 
them that had made insurrection with him, who had 
committed murder in the insurrection. Therefore 
when they were gathered together, the multitude 
crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had 
ever done unto them. But Pilate answered them, 
saying, "Ye have a custom, that I should release 
unto you one at the passover. Whom will ye 
therefore that I release unto you ? Barabbas or 
Jesus which is called Christ, the King of the Jews ?'' 
For he knew that the chief iDriests had delivered 
him for envy. 

When he was set down on the judgment seat, 
his wife sent unto him, saying, "Have thou 
nothing to do with that just man: for I have suf- 
fered many things this day in a dream because of 
him." But the chief priests and elders persuaded 
the multitude that they should ask Barabbas; that 
he should rather release him unto them, and de- 
stroy Jesus. 

The governor answered and said unto them, 
" Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto 
you ?" And they again cried out all at once, say- 
ing, "Not this man, but Barabbas. Away with 
this man, and release unto us Barabbas." Pilate 
therefore, willing to release Jesus, answered and 
said again unto them, " What will ye then that I 
shall do with Jesus which is called Christ, the King 
of the Jews ?" But they all cried out and said unto 
him again, " Let him be crucified. Crucify him, 
crucify him !" 

Then Pilate said unto them the third time, 
" Why, what evil hath he done ? I have found no 
cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise 
him, and let him go." But they cried out the 
more exceedingly, saying, " Let him be crucified. 
Crucify him." And they were instant with loud 
voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And 
the voices of them and of the chief priests pre- 
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nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he 
took water, and washed his hands before the mul- 
titude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of 
this just person; see ye to it." Then answered 
all the people, and said, "His blood be onus, and 
on our children." Then Pilate, willing to content 
the people, gave sentence that it should be as 
they required. And he released unto them Bar- 
abbas, that for sedition and murder was cast into 
prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered 
Jesus to their will. 

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged 
him. And when he had scourged Jesus, he de- 
livered him to be crucified. Then the soldiers of 
the governor led Jesus away into the common hall 
called Prsetorium; and gathered unto him the 
whole band of soldiers. And they stripped him, 
and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they 
had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon 
his head, and a reed in his right hand; and tney 
bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, say- 
ing, "Hail, King of the Jews!" And they did 
spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped 
him, and took the reed, and smote him on the 
head with the reed, and with their hands. 

Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith 
unto them, "Behold, I bring him forth to you, 
that ye may know that I find no fault in him." 

Then came Jesus forth, wearing the cro^\ n of 
thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith 
unto them, "Behold the man !" When the chief 
priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried 
out, saying, "Crucify him, crucify him !" Pilate 
saith unto them, "Take ye him, and crucify him: 
for I find no fault in him." The Jews answered 
him, " We have a law, and by our law he ought 
to die, because he made himself the Son of God." 

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he 
was the more afraid; and went again into the 
judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, "Whence 
art thou ?" But Jesus gave him no answer. Then 
saith Pilate unto him, " Speakest thou not unto 
me ? knowest thou not that I have power to cru- 
cify thee, and have power to release thee ?" Jesus 
answered, "Thou couldest have no power at all 



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against me, except it were given thee from above; 
therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the 
greater sin." And from thenceforth Pilate sought 
to release him; but the Jews cried out, saying, 
''If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's 
friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speak- 
eth against Csesar." When Pilate therefore 
heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat 
down in the judgment seat in a place that is 
called ''The Pavement," but in the Hebrew 
"Gabbatha." And it was the preparation of the 
passover, and about the sixth hour; and he saith 
unto the Jews, "Behold your King !" But they 
cried out, "Away with him, away with him, 
crucify him!" Pilate saith unto them, "Shall I 
crucify your king ?" The chief priests answered, 
" We have no king but Caesar." Then delivered 
he him therefore unto them to be crucified. 

XLIII. 

Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he 
saw that he was condemned, repented himself, 
and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to 
the chief priests and elders, saying, " I have 
sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood." 
And they said, " Wha.t is that to us? see thou to 
that." And he cast down the pieces of silver in 
the temple, and departed, and went and hanged 
himself: and falling headlong, he burst asunder in 
the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. And 
the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, 
"It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, 
because it is the price of blood." And they took 
counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, 
to bury strangers in. Wherefore that field was 
called, " The field of blood," unto this day. Then 
was fulfilled that which was spoken by the 
prophet, saying. 

' ' And they took the thirty pieces of silver 

The price of him that was valued, 

Whom they of the children of Israel did value; 

And gave them for the potter's field, 

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And after that they had mocked Jesus, they 
took the robe off from him, and put his own rai- 
ment on him, and took him and led him away to 
crucify him. And as they came out, and led him 
away, he bearing his cross, they found a man of 
Cyrene, Simon by name, who passed by, coming 
out of the country, the father of Alexander and 
Rufus: and they laid hold upon him and on him 
they laid the cross and compelled him that he 
might bear it after Jesus. 

And there followed him a great company of 
people, and of women, which also bewailed and 
lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them, 
said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, 
but weep for yourselves, and for your children. 
For, behold, the days are coming, in the which 
they shall say, ' Blessed are the barren, and the 
wombs that never bare, and the paps which never 
gave suck.' Then shall they begin to say to the 
mountains, 'Fallon us;' and to the hills, 'Cover 
us.' For if they do these things in a green tree, 
what shall be done in the dry ?" 

And there were also two other, malefactors, led 
with him to be put to death. And they bring him 
unto the place w^hich is called Calvary, or in the 
Hebrew, Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, 
"The place of a skull." And when they were 
come to the place, they gave him to drink vinegar 
mingled with gall: but when he had tasted there- 
of, he would not drink. And it was the third 
hour, and there they crucified him. And with him 
were there crucified the two thieves; the one on 
his right hand, and the other on his left; on either 
side one, and Jesus in the midst. And the script- 
ure was fulfilled Avhich saith, "And he was num- 
bered Avith the transgressors." 

Then said Jesus, "Father, forgive them: for 
they know not what they do." Then the soldiers, 
when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, 
and made four parts, to every soldier a part: and 
also his coat; now the coat was without seam, 
w^oven from the top throughout. They said there- 
fore among themselves, " Let us not rend it, but 
cast lots for it, whose it shall be :" that the script- 
ure might be fulfilled which saith, ''They parted 



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my raiment among them, and for my vesture 
they did cast lots." These things therefore the 
soldiers did, casting lots upon them, what every 
man should take. And sitting down they watched 
him there. 

And Pilate wrote a title, and put up over his head 
on the cross his accusation. And the superscrip- 
tion of his accusation was written in letters of 
Hebrew and Greek and Latin. And the writing 
was, 

''THIS IS JESUS OF NAZARETH 
THE KING OF THE JEWS." 

This title then read many of the Jews: for the 
place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the 
city. Then said the chief priests of the Jews to 
Pilate, " Write not, ' The King of the Jews f but 
that he said, 'I am King of the Jews.'" Pilate 
answered. " What I have written I have written." 

And they that passed by reviled Jesus, wagging 
their heads, and saying, " Ah, thou that destroyest 
the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thy- 
self. If thou be the Son of God, come down from 
the cross." And the people stood beholding. And 
the rulers also with them derided him: likewise 
also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes 
and elders, said among themselves, "He saved 
others; himself he cannot save. If he be Christ, 
the King of Israel, and the chosen of God, let him 
now come down from the cross: let him save him- 
self, that we may see, and we Avill believe him. 
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he 
will have him: for he said, ' I am the Son of God.' " 

And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to 
him, and offering him vinegar, and saying, " If 
thou be the King of the Jews, save thyself." And 
one of the malefactors which Avere crucified with 
him, cast the same in his teeth, and reviled him, 
and railed on him, saying, " If thou be Christ, 
save thyself and us." But the other answering re- 
buked him, saying, " Dost not thou fear God, seeing 
thou art in the same condemnation? And Ave in- 
deed Justly; for we receive the due reward of our 
deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss." 
And he said unto Jesus, *' Lord, remember me 



172 XTbe ©ne GospeU 

when thou comest into thy kingdom." And Jesus 
said unto him, ''Verily I say unto thee, To-day 
shalt thou be with me in paradise." 

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother 
and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas 
and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw 
his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he 
loved, he saith unto his mother, " Woman, behold 
thy son!" Then saith he to the disciple, "Behold 
thy mother!" And from that hour that disciple 
took her unto his own home. 

And when the sixth hour was come, there was a 
darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, 
and the sun was darkened. And at the ninth hour 
Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, " Eloi, Eloi, 
lama sabachthani !" (which is being interpreted, 
" My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me ?") 
And some of them that stood by when they heard 
it, said, "Behold, he calleth for Elijah." 

After this, Jesus knowing that all things were 
now accomplished, that the scripture might be ful- 
filled, saith, "I thirst." Now there was set a 
vessel full of vinegar: and straightway one of 
them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it full of 
vinegar, and put it on a reed upon hyssop, and 
gave him to drink. The rest said, " Let alone; let 
us see whether Elijah will come to take him down, 
and save him." When Jesus therefore had re- 
ceived the vinegar, he said, "It is finished." And 
when he had cried again with a loud voice, he 
said, "Father, into thy hands I commend my 
spirit!" And having said thus, he bowed his head, 
and gave up the ghost. 

And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in 
twain in the midst, from the top to the bottom; 
and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; and 
the graves were opened; and many bodies of the 
saints which slept arose, and came out of the 
graves after his resurrection, and went into the 
holy city, and appeared unto many. 

Now, when the centurion which stood over 
against him, and they that were with him, watch- 
ing Jesus, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the 
ghost; and saw the earth quake, and those things 
that were done, they feared greatly; and the centu- 



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rion glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a 
righteous man. Truly this man was the Son of 
God." 

And all the people that came together to that 
sight, beholding the things which were done, 
smote their breasts, and returned. And all his 
acquaintance, and also many women stood afar 
off, beholding these things; who also, when he 
was in Galilee, followed Jesus and ministered 
unto him, and that followed him from Galilee, 
ministering unto him: among whom was Mary 
Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the 
less and of Joses, and Salome, the mother of Zebe- 
dee's children: and many other women which 
came up with him unto Jerusalem. 

XLIV. 

And that day was the preparation, and the sab- 
bath drew on. The Jews therefore, because it 
was the preparation, that the bodies should not 
remain upon the cross on the sabbath day (for 
that sabbath day was a high day), besought Pilate 
that their legs might be broken, and that they 
might be taken away. Then came the soldiers, 
and brake the legs of the first, and of the other 
which was crucified with him. But when they 
came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, 
they brake not his legs: but one of the soldiers 
with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came 
there out blood and water. And he that saw it 
bare record, and his record is true: and he know- 
eth that he saith true, that ye might believe. For 
these things were done, that the scripture should 
be fulfilled, " A bone of him shall not be broken." 
And another scripture saith, " They shall look on 
him whom they pierced." 

And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, an 
honourable counsellor ; and he was a good man, 
and a just (the same had not consented to the 
counsel and deed of them) ; he was a rich man of 
Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who also himself 
waited for the kingdom of God, being a disciple 
of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews. And 
now, when the even was come, because it was the 



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preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 
this man, Josex3h of Ariniathsea, came and went 
in boldly unto Pilate, and besought him that he 
might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate 
marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto 
him the centurion, he asked him whether he had 
been any while dead. And when he knew it of 
the centurion, Pilate gave Joseph leave, and com- 
manded the body to be delivered to him. He 
came therefore, and took the body of Jesus down : 
and when he had taken the body, he bought fine 
linen. And there came also Nicodemus, which at 
the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a 
mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred 
pound weight. Then took they the body of 
Jesus and wrapped it in the linen, with the spices, 
as the manner of the Jews is to bury, and laid it 
in Joseph's own new sepulchre which he had hewn 
out in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the 
door of the sepulchre, and departed. 

Now in the place where he was crucified there 
was a garden ; and in the garden this new sepul- 
chre, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid 
they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' prepara- 
tion day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand. 
And the women also, which came with him from 
Galilee, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of 
Jesus, followed after, and sitting over against the 
sepulchre, beheld the sepulchre, and how his body 
was laid. And they returned, and prepared spices 
and ointments; and rested the sabbath day ac- 
cording to the commandment. 

Now the next day, that followed the day of the 
preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came 
together unto Pilate, saying, ' ' Sir, we remember 
that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, 
' After three days I will rise again.' Command 
therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until 
the third day, lest his disciples come by night, 
and steal him away, and say unto the people, ' He 
is risen from the dead :' so the last error shall be 
worse than the first." Pilate said unto them, 
' ' Ye have a watch : go your way, make it as sure 
as ye can." So they went, and made the sepul- 
chre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. 



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XLY. 

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magda- 
lene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, 
had bought sweet spices, that they might come 
and anoint him. And, behold, there was a great 
earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended 
from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone 
from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance 
was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow : 
and for fear of him the keepers did shake, and be- 
came as dead men. 

i\nd in the end of the sabbath, very early in the 
morning of the first day of the week, Mary Magda- 
lene and the other Mary came unto the sepulchre 
as it began to dawn, but when it was yet dark, 
bringing the spices which they had prepared, and 
certain others with them. And they said among 
themselves, " Who shall roll us away the stone from 
the door of the sepulchre ?" (for it was very great.) 
And when they looked, they saw that the stone 
•was rolled away from the sepulchre. And they 
entered in, and found not the body of the Lord 
Jesus. Then Mary Magdalene runneth, and 
Cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple 
whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, "They 
have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, 
and we know not where they have laid him." 

And it came to pass, as they that remained at 
the sepulchre were much perplexed thereabout, 
and entering again into the sepulchre, behold, they 
saw two young men sitting on the right side, 
clothed in long white shining garments; and they 
were afraid : and as the women bowed down their 
faces to the earth, the men answered and said 
unto them, "Be not ye affrighted ; for we know 
that ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was cruci- 
fied. Why seek ye the living among the dead ? He 
is not here, but he is risen, as he said. Remember 
how he spake unto you when he was yet in Gali- 
lee, saying, ' The Son of man must be delivered 
into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and 
the third day rise again.' Come see the j)lace 
where they laid him. And go your way quickly, 



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^and tell his disciples, and Peter, that he is risen 
from the dead, and that he goeth before you into 
Galilee; there shall ye see him as he said unto 
you: lo, we have told you." 

And they remembered his words. And they de- 
parted quickly, and fled from the sepulchre, with 
fear and great joy, for they trembled and were 
amazed : neither said they any thing to any man, 
for they were afraid: and did run to brin^ his dis- 
ciples word. And as they went to tell his disciples, 
behold, Jesus met them, saying, "All hail!" 
And they came and held him by the feet, and wor- 
shipped him. Then said Jesus unto them, " Be not 
afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Gali- 
lee, and there shall they see me." And they told 
all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. 
It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the 
mother of James, and other women that were with 
them, which told these things unto the apostles. 
And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and 
they believed them not. 

Then arose Peter, and went forth, and that 
other disciple, and ran and came to the sepulchre. 
So they ran both together : and the other disciple 
did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. 
And he, stooping down and looking in, saw the 
linen clothes lying ; yet went he not in. Then 
Cometh Simon Peter following him, and stooping 
down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by them- 
selves, and he went into the sepulchre, and seeth 
the linen clothes lie; and the napkin, that was 
about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, 
but wrapped together in a place by itself. Then 
went in also that other disciple, which came first 
fco the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For 
as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must 
rise again from the dead. Then the disciples went 
away again unto their own homes, wondering in 
themselves at that which was come to pass. 

Now when Jesus ivas risen early the first day of 
the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene 
out of whom he had cast seven demons. Now 
Mary stood without at the sepulchre Aveeping ; 
and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked 
into the sepulchre, and seeth two angels in white 



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sitting, the one at the head and the other at the 
feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they 
say unto her, " Woman, why weepest thou ?" She 
saith unto them, " Because they have taken away 
my Lord, and I know not where they have laid 
him." And when she had thus said, she turned 
herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not 
that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, " Woman, 
why weepest thou ? Whom seekest thou ?" She, 
supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, 
" Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where 
thou hast laid him, and I will take him away." 
Jesus saith unto her, "Mary." She turned her- 
self, and saith unto him, " Rabboni ;" which is to 
say, "Master." Jesus saith unto her, "Touch me 
not : for I am not yet ascended to my Father : but 
go to my brethren, and say unto them, ' I ascend 
unto my Father, and your Father ; and to my 
God, and your God.' " 

Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples as 
they mourned and wept, that she had seen the 
Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto 
her. And they, when they had heard that he was 
alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. 

Now when the women were going, behold some 
of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto 
the chief priests all the things that were done. 
And when they were assembled with the elders, 
and had taken counsel, they gave large money 
unto the soldiers, saying, "Say ye, 'His disciples 
came by night, and stole him away while we slept.' 
And if this come to the governor's ears, we will 
persuade him, and secure you." So they took the 
money, and did as they were taught : and this 
saying is commonly reported among the Jews until 
this day. 

XLVI. 

Then after that Jesus appeared in another form 
unto two of the disciples, as they walked and went 
into the country that same day, being the first day 
of the week, to a village called Emmaus, which 
was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. 
And they talked together of all these things 



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which had happened. And it came to pass, that 
while they communed together and reasoned, 
Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. 
But their eyes were holden that they should not 
know him. And he said unto them " What man- 
ner of communications are these that ye have one 
to another, as ye walk, and are sad ?" 

And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, 
answering said unto him, "Art thou only a 
stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the 
things which are come to pass there in these 
days ?" And he said unto them, "What things ?" 
And they said unto him, " Concerning Jesus of 
Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed 
and word before God and all the people : and how 
the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to 
be condemned to death, and have crucified him. 
But we trusted that it had been he which should 
have redeemed Israel ; and beside all this to-day 
is the third day since these things were done. 
Yea, and certain women also of our company 
made us astonished, which were early at the sep- 
ulchre ; and when they found not his body, they 
came, saying that they had also seen a vision of 
angels, whicli said that he was alive. And certain 
of them which Avere with us went to the sepulchre, 
and found it even so as the women had said: but 
him they saw not.'' 

Then he said unto them, " O fools and slow of 
heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken ! 
ought not Christ to have suffered these things, 
and to enter into his glory ?'' And beginning at 
Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto 
them in all the scriptures the things concerning 
himself. 

And they drew nigh unto the village, whither 
they went \ and he made as though he would have 
gone further. But they constrained him, saying 
" Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and 
the day is far spent." And he went in to tarry 
with them. And it came to pass, as he sat at 
meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, 
and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes 
were opened, and they knew him ; and he vanish- 
ed out of their sight. And they said one to an- 



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other, *'Did not our heart burn within us, while 
he talked with us by the way, and while he 
opened to us the scriptures V And they rose up 
the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and 
found the eleven gathered together, and them that 
were with them, saying, "The Lord is risen in- 
deed, and hath appeared to Simon." For he was 
seen of Cephas, then of the twelve. 

And the doors were shut where the disciples 
were assembled for fear of the Jews ; and as they 
sat at meat, they told them what things were done 
in the way, and how he was made known of them 
in breaking of bread : but they believed them not. 

And as they thus spake, Jesus himself came and 
stood in the midst of them, and upbraided them 
with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because 
they believed not them which had seen him after 
he was risen; and saith unto them, "Peace be 
unto you." But they were terrified and affright- 
ed, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 
And he said unto them, " Why are ye troubled ? 
and why do thoughts arise in your hearts ? Be- 
hold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself : 
handle me, and see : for a spirit hath not flesh 
and bones, as ye see me have." And when he had 
thus spoken, he' shewed unto them his hands and 
his feet, and his side. Then were the disciples 
glad, when they saw the Lord. And while they 
yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said 
unto them, " Have ye here any meat ?" And they 
gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of a honey- 
comb. And he took it, and did eat before them. 

And he said unto them, "These are the words 
which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you. 
that all things must be fulfilled, which were 
written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, 
and in the psalms concerning me." Then opened 
he their understanding, that they might under- 
stand the scriptures, and said unto them, " Thus 
it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to sufi:'er, 
and to rise from the dead the third day : and 
that repentance and remission of sins should be 
preached in his name among all nations, beginning 
at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these 
things." 



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Then said Jesus to them again, " Peace be unto 
you : as my Father hath sent me, even so send I 
you. Go ye into all the world, and preach the 
gospel to every creature. He that believeth and 
is baptized shall be saved ; but he that believeth 
not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow 
them that believe ; In ni}^ name shall they cast 
out demons; they shall speak with new tongues ; 
they shall take up serpents ; and if they drink any 
deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ; they shall 
lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." 
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, 
and saith unto them, "Receive ye the Holy 
Ghost ! whose soever sins ye remit, they are re- 
mitted unto them ; and w^hose soever sins ye retain, 
they are retained." 

But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, 
was not with them when Jesus came. The other 
disciples therefore said unto him, " We have seen 
the Lord." But he said unto them, ''Except I 
shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and 
put my finger into the print of the nails, and 
thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe." 
And after eight days again his disciples Avere 
within, and Thomas with them : then came Jesus, 
the doors being shut, and stood in the n idst, and 
said, ''Peace be unto you." Then saith he to 
Thomas, "Reach hither thy finger, and behold 
my hands ; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust 
it into my side : and be not faithless, but believ- 
ing." And Thomas answered and said unto him, 
"My Lord and my God." Jesus saith unto him, 
"Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast 
believed : blessed are they that have not seen, and 
yet have believed." 

XLVII. 

After these things, the eleven disciples went 
away into Galilee. And Jesus shewed himself 
again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias ; and 
on this wise shewed he himself. There were to- 
gether Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, 
and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of 
Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. Simon 



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Peter saith unto them, "I go a fishing." They 
say unto liim, " We also go with thee." Tliey 
went forth and entered into a ship immediately ; 
and that night they caught nothing. But when 
the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the 
shore : but the disciples knew not that it was 
Jesus. Then Jesus saith unto them, " Children, 
have ye any meat?" They answered him, " No." 
And he said unto them, '' Cast the net on the right 
side of the ship, and ye shall find." They cast 
therefore, and now they were not able to draw it 
for the multitude of fishes. Therefore that disci- 
ple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, " It is the 
Lord." 

Mow when Simon Peter heard that it was the 
Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him (for he 
was naked), and did cast himself into the sea. 
And the other disciples came in a little ship (for 
they were not far from land, but as it were two 
hundred cubits), dragging the net with fishes. 
As soon then as they were come to land, they saw 
a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and 
bread. Jesus saith unto them, " Bring of the fish, 
which ye have now caught." Simon Peter went 
U13, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, a 
hundred and fifty and three ; and for all there 
were so many, yet was not the net broken. Jesus 
saith unto them, " Come and dine." And none of 
the disciples durst ask him, "Who art thou?" 
knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus then cometh, 
and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish like- 
wise. 

This is now the third time that Jesus shewed 
himself to his disciples, after that he was risen 
from the dead. So when they had dined, Jesus 
saith to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jonas, 
lovest thou me more than these ?" He saith unto 
him, " Yea, Lord ; thou knowest that I love thee." 
He saith unto him, " Feed my lambs." He saith 
to him again the second time, "Simon, son of 
Jonas, lovest thou me ?" He saith unto him, 
"Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee." He 
saith unto him, " Feed my sheep." He saith unto 
him the third time, " Simon, son of Jonas, lovest 



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thou me ?'' Peter was grieved because he said 
unto him the third time, " Lovest thou me?'' and 
he said unto him, " Lord, thou knowest all things; 
thou knowest that I love thee/' Jesus saith unto 
him, " Feed my sheep. Verily, verily, I say unto 
thee, When thou wast young, thougirdedst thyself, 
and walkedst whither thou wouldest ; but when 
tliou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy 
hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee 
whither thou wouldest not." This spake he, signi- 
fying by what death he should glorify God. And 
when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, 
"Follow me." 

Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple 
whom Jesus loved following (which also leaned 
on his breast at supper, and said, ''Lord, which 
is he that betray eth thee ?"). Peter seeing him 
saith to Jesus, "Lord, and what shall this man 
do?' Jesus saith unto him, "If I will that he 
tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? Follow 
thou me." Then went this saying abroad among 
the brethren, that that disciple should not die : 
yet Jesus said not unto him, " He shpJl not die "; 
but, " If I will that he tarry till I come, what is 
that to thee ?" This is the disciple which testifieth 
of these things, and wrote these things ; and we 
know that his testimony is true. 

After that the eleven went away into a moun- 
tain, where Jesus had appointed them. And he 
was seen of above five hundred brethren at 
once. And when they saw him, they worshipped 
him : but some doubted. And Jesus came and 
spake unto them, saying, "All power is given 
unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, 
and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name 
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost : teaching them to observe all things what- 
soever I have commanded you : and, lo, I am with 
you alway, even unto the end of the world." 

After that Jesus was seen of James; then of all 
the apostles : to whom also he shewed himself 
alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, 
being seen of them forty days, and speaking of 
the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: and 



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being assembled together with them, commanded 
them that they should " not depart from Jerusalem 
but wait for the promise of the Father, which," 
saith he, " ye have heard of me. For John truly 
baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with 
the Holy Ghost not many days hence." 

When they therefore were come together at 
Jerusalem, they asked of him, saying, "Lord, 
wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom 
to Israel ?" And he said unto them. "It is not 
for you to know the times or the seasons, which 
the Father hath put in his own power. But, be- 
hold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: 
and ye shall receive power, after that the Holy 
Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses 
unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and 
in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the 
earth. But tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, un- 
til ye be endued with power from on high." 

After the Lord had spoken these things unto them, 
he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted 
up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass 
while he blessed them, he was parted from them ; 
and while they beheld, he was carried up into 
heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And 
while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he 
went up, behold two men stood by them in white 
apparel; which also said, "Ye men of Galilee, 
why stand ye gazing up into heaven ? this same 
Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, 
shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him 
go into heaven." 

Then they worshipped him, and with great joy 
returned to Jerusalem from the mount called 
Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's 
journey; and were continually in the temple, 
praising and blessing God. And they went forth, 
and preached everywhere, the Lord working with 
them, and confirming the word with signs follow- 
ing. 

And many other signs truly did Jesus in the 
presence of his disciples, which are not written in 
this book: but these are written, that ye might be- 
lieve that Jesus is thQ Christ, the Son of God; and 



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that believing ye might have life through his 
name. And there are also many other things 
vrhich. Jesus did. the which, if they should be 
■written every one. I suppose that even the world 
itself could not contain the books that should be 
written. Amen. 



INDEX 



Abel, blood of, laid to the Jews 
54, 137 

Abiding alone, 138 

Abiathar, and the shewbread, 
36 

Abraham, an ancestor of Jesus, 
10; descendants of, boasted 
of, 16, 98; many shall sit down 
with, 47; rejoiced to see the 
day of Christ, 100; Lazarus in 
the bosom of, 116 

Abundance of the heart, 45, 52 

Acceptable year of the Lord, 
27 

Accusation, false, 17; sought 
against Jesus, 37, 55, 98; made 
against Jesus, 163, 164; of 
Jesus over the cross, 171 

Adam, 10 

Adulteries proceed from the 
heart, 81 

Adultery, 40, 116, 120; woman 
taken in, 97 

Adversaries to be conciliated, 
40, 58 

iEnon , John baptizes at, 23 

Affliction, falling away because 
of, 60; predicted, in the last 
days, 142 

Agony of Jesus in Gethsemane, 
132 

Agreement in prayer, 91 

Alabaster box, 49, 147 

Alexander, son of Simon of Gy- 
rene, 170 

Alms, giving of, 42, 54, 56 

Aloes, used to embalm, 175 

Altar of incense, Zacharias at, 
5, 6 ; as to swearing by the, 136 

Ambition of James and John, 
123 

Andrew, follows Jesus, 19; 
brings Peter to Jesus, 19, 20 ; 
fishing, 28; call of, 29; one of 
the twelve, 38; tells Jesus of 
the lad with loaves, 75; tells 
of Greeks desiring to see him, 
138; consults Jesus as to de- 
struction of Jerusalem, 141 

Angel, appears to Zacharias, 6t 
Mary, 7; Joseph, 11, 14; shep- 



herds, 11, 12; moving the wa- 
ters of Bethesda, 33; strength- 
ens Jesus in Gethsemane, 
160; rolls back the stone of 
the seoulchre, 175 

Angels minister unto Jesus, 160; 
ascend and descend on the 
Son of man, 20: at the last 
day, 63, 86, 142, 145; of little 
children, 91; rejoice at the 
sinner's repentance, 114 

Angels— in the resurrection, 
like, 134; Jesus' power to 
command, 161; at the sepul- 
chre, 175; ascension, 183 

Anger, of Jesus, 37; without 
cause, 40; of the prodigal's 
brother, 115 

Anna, the prophetess, 13 

Annas, one of the high priests, 
15; Jesus taken to, 162, 163; 
sends Jesus to Oaiaphus, 162, 
163 

Anointing of Jesus, 49; head 
and feet, 147; the sick, 73; 
with clay, 103 

Apostles, ordination of the, 38; 
sent out to preach, etc., 79; 
return, 74; go to eat the pass- 
over, 148 

Appearances of Jesus after the 
resurrection: — to the women, 
175; Mary Magdalene, 176; 
two disciples going to Em- 
maus, 177; Simon, 179; the 
disciples, 181—183; Thomas, 
180; at the sea of Tiberias, 
180, 181; five hundred breth- 
ern, 182; James, 182; all the 
apostles, 182 

Archelaus, 14 

Arimathea, Joseph of, 174 

Ascension of Jesus, 79, 183 

Ashamed of Jesus, 86 

Asking, 44, 102, 153, 154 

Asleep, Jesus in a storm, 64; 
the disciples in Gethsemane, 
160 

Ass, Jesus enters Jerusalem on 
an, 127 

Augustus Caesar, taxation, U 



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Author Jty, Jesus teaching, 29, 
to execute judgment. 34, 46; 
35; to the twelve over unclean 
spirits; 70; of Jesus question- 
ed, 130 

Axe laid to {the root of the 
trees, 16 

Babes, revelation to, 49. 102, 128 

Bag, borne by Judas, 147, 151 

Band of men sent to take Jesus. 
160, 161; soldiers mock Jesus. 
168 

Baptism of John, 130; at ^non, 
23; of water, 17, 19, 188; God 
justified in, 48; whether from 
heaven or of. men, 130; of 
Jesus that of the Holy Ghost, 
17; of Jesus, in Jordan, 17; by 
Jesus' disciples, 23; John's 
observations thereon, 23; 
with which Jesus to be bap- 
tized, 123; commanded by 
Jesus, 182 

Baptist, John the, (see " Joh-n 
the Baptist") 

Barabbas, 167 

Barachiah, son of, 137 

Bar-jona (see '* Peter '') 

Barley loaves increased, 75 

Barns, enlarging, 56 

Barren fig-tree, parable of, 58 

Bartholomew (see " Nathan- 
aer') 

Bartimeus, blind, 124 

Baskets of fragments, 75 

Basin used to wash the disci- 
ples' feet, 149 

Beam and mote in the eye, 44 

Beatitudes in the sermon on 
the mount, 38, 39 

Bed let down through a roof, 
32,33; direction to carry, 32, 
33; candle not to be put 
under a, 61 

Beds, the sick brought to Jesus 
on, 77 

Beelzebub, Jesus accused of 
working by, 51, 71 

"Behold the man,"" 168 

Belief— and salvation, 98, 104, 
130, 139, 1.53, 180, 184 ; of Mary 
praised, 8; in Jesus, 78; of 
the disciples at Cana, 21 ; of 
the men on the feast day, 21 ; 
of the men of Sychar, 26 , of 
a nobleman at Capernaum, 
27 ; of many Jews, 89, 98, 
106 ; of rulers, 139 ; to follow 
belief in God, 152 ; in scrip- 
ture, of the disciples, 21 ; in 
things earthly and heavenly, 
22 : resulting from sight, 184 ; 
ill the power of Jesus' word, 



27 ; of John at the Sepulchre 
176 • 

Bethabara, 19 

Bethany, Jesus goes to, 136, 
129, 147 

Bethesda, pool of, 33 

Bethlehem, Joseph and Mary 
go to, 11 ; Christ's birth- 
place, 13, 96 

Bethphage, 127 

Bethsaida, 74, 75, 84, 94 ; An- 
drew and Peter, 20 ; the dis- 
ciples sent to, 74 ; Jesus goes 
to, 74, 84 

Betrayal of Jesus, 79, 123, 148, 
149, 150, 151 ; of disciples, 
141 

Binding on earth and in heaven, 
85,91 

Birds and nests, 63, 93 

Birth, of John Baptist, 8; fore- 
told, 6 ; of Jesus, 10, 11 ; 
foretold, 7, 8, revealed to 
shepherds, 11 ; the new, nec- 
essary, 22 ; of water and of 
the Spirit, 22; of the flesh 
and of the Spirit, 22 

Blasphemy, Jesus charged 
with, 106, 160, 161, 164: against 
the Holy Ghost, 9, 51, 53, 
55 

Blessing on Mary, 8 ; on the 
hearing of God's word, 53 ; 
seeing the works of Jesus, 60 ; 
of Jesus on the loaves, 75 ; 
of Peter for his faith, 85 ; 
of children, 120 ; of bread at 
the last supper, 152 ; of Em- 
maus, 178 ; of those who be- 
lieve without seeing, 180 ; of 
the disciples at the ascension, 
183 

Blind, Jesus sent to recover 
sight to, 27 ; at the pool of 
Bethesda, 33 ; leading the 
blind, 44, 81 ; healed, 69, 84, 
85, 103, 104, 124 ; guides, 136, 
137 

Blood, not born of, 5 ; of pro- 
phets required of the Jews, 
54, 137 ; of woman with an is- 
sue of, healed. 67 ; of the Son 
of man, 79 ; of Jesus typified 
at the last supper, 152 ; on 
the heads of the people, 168, 
sweat, 160 ; the price of, 169;, 
and water. 173 
Boanerges, 38 
Bodies rising after Jesus' 

death, 172 
Bodily shape, Holy Ghost in, 

17 
Body, the temple of Christ's; 
21 ; the eye the light of the 



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187 



53 ; those that kill the, 55, 72 ; 
of Jesus at the last supper, 
152 ; begged by Joseph of 
Arimathea, 174 ; laid id sepul- 
chre, 174 

Bondage, 99 

Boue, not broken, 173 

Books to record the works of 
Jesus, 184 

Born in sin, 104 

Bosom, of the Father, the Son 
in, 5 ; of Abraham, 116 ; of 
Jesus, the disciple on, 150 

Bottles, old, and new wines, 67 

Brambles, and grapes not ga- 
thered of, 45 

Branches strewed in Jesus' 
way, 127; unfruitful taken 
away. 154 

Brazen vessels, washing, 80 

Bread, turn stones into, 18 
man lives not alone by, 18 ; a 
stone not given for, 44, 102 
the Twelve not to provide, 71 
the true, from heaven, 77, 78 
of God, 77, 78 ; the livingi 
77, 78 ; of life, 78 ; the chil 
dren's; not cast to dogs, 82 
the disciples forget to take, 
84 ; given by Jesus, after re- 
surrection, 181 

Brethren, 500 ; see Jesus after 
resurrection, 182 ; of Jesus, 
go with him to Capernaum 
21 ;come to him while teach 
ing, 53 ; the true, 53, 70, 92 
urge him to go to Jerusalem 
92 ; their unbelief, 92 

Bridechamber, the children of, 
67 

Bridegroom, 23, 67 

Broad way to destruction, 45 

Broken-hearted, Jesus sent to, 
27 

Brook, Cedron, 159 

Brother, an offending, 90, 91 

Bruised, reed, not broken, 38 

Buffeting of Jesus, 164 

Builders, the stone reiected by, 
232 

Building, Tower, 113 

Burial of Jesus, 1?4 ; of John 
Baptist, 73 ; of Lazarus, 107 ; 
a father, 64, 93 ; Jesus anoint- 
ed in view of, 147 

Burying the dead, 93 

Bushel, a candle not put under, 
39, 53, 61 

Bush, God speaks in, 134 

C^sAR Augustus decrees taxa- 
tion. 11 ; Tiberias, 15th year 
of, 15 ; as to giving tribute 
to, 133, : speaking against, 169 



Caesarea Phillippi, 85 

Caiaphas, one of the high 
priests, 109 ; prophesies death 
of Jesus, 1 )9 ; consultation at 
palace of, 147 : Jesus tried 
before, 162, 163. 

Calf, fatted, 114, 115 

Calling of the twelve Apostles, 
38 ; of Andrew, 19 ; of Simon 
Peter, 19 ; of Philip, 20 ; 
Nathanael (Bartholonaew) 20 ; 
Matthew (Levi), 33 

Calming of the storm, 64 

Calvary, 170 

Camel, and needle's eye, 121 ; 
and gnat, 137 

CamePs hair, raiment of, 16 ; 

Cana, marriage at, 20 ; Jesus 
returns to, 27 

Canaan, the woman of, 82 

Candle, to give light, 42, 49, 61 

Capernaum, 21, 28, 77, 94 ; noble- 
man's son healed at, 27 ; up- 
braided for unbelief, 94 ; 
Jesus teaches at, 79 

Captives, deliverance to, 27 

Cares choke the word, 59, 60 ; 
of life, 101 

Carpenter, Jesus despised as a, 
70 

Cedron, the brook, 159 

Centurion, servant of, healed, 
46 ; at the crucifixion, 172, 
173 ; reports Jesus dead, 174 

Chaff to be burnt up, 17 

Chains broken by demoniac 
64, 65 

Changers of money driven out, 
21, 129 

Charger, John Baptist's head 
in a, 73 

Chief rooms, as to choosing 
out, 111 

Child, a, as an example, 90 

Children, of Bethlehem slain, 
14; Rachel weeping for her, 
14; in the market-place, 48; of 
the bridechamber, 67; oppos- 
ed to parents, 58, 71, 72; bread 
of, not cast to dogs, 82; of the 
resurrection, 134 ; of this 
world and of light, 115; bless- 
ed by Jesus, 120; praise Jesus 
in the Temple, 128 ; of the 
Jews, blood of Jesus upon, 
168 

Christ, John Baptist disclaims 
being, 18; the Messiah, 135; 
.Jesus acknowledges to be, 30, 
79, 85,96, 108; proclaims him- 
self , 25; pressed to acknowl- 
edge himself, 106, 164 ; our 
only Master, 136 

Christs, false, 140 



188 



IXDP.X. 



Chorazin, upbraided, 49, 94 

Church, the rock foundation of 
the, S5; the offending brother 
to be reported to the, 91 

Circumcision of John Baptist, 
8; of Jesus, 12 ; on Sabbath 
day, 95 

Cities upbraided for unbelief, 
49 

City upon a hill, 39; a divided, 
cannot stand, 51 

Clay, a blind man's eyes, 1<33 

Cleansing of a leper, 31 ; of ten 
lepers. 94 

Cleopas, 172. 178 

Climbing into the sheepfold, 
ia5 

Closet, prayer, 43 

Cloth, new. in old garment, 67 

Clothes, swaddling. 11 

Cloud at the transfiguration, 87 

Clouds, Jesus to come in, 164 

Coat, and cloke, 41; of Jesus, 
seamless, 170 

Colt, foal of an ass, Jesus riding 
on. 127 

Comforter, promised, 153, 154, 
155, 156 

Coming, of the Word, 5; of Je- 
sus, 86, 118, 119, 143, 144, 164, 
183 

Commandment, to love one an- 
other, 151, 155 

CommandmeDts, breaking of. 
condemned, 39, 40; superseded 
by traditions, 80; kept to ob- 
tain life. 121: great, 134 

Common people hear gladly, 135 

Compassion of Jesus. 74, 83. 

Conception of Elizabeth, 7; of 
Mary, 7 

Condemned, not, 97 

Condemnation, of the world, 
23: to those who believe, no, 
34; by words, 52 

Confession, of sins at John's 
baptism, 16; of Jesus, 55, 72, 
139; of Christ, expulsion for, 
104 

Confirmation of the word by 
signs, 18-3 

Conscience, conviction of, 97 

Continuance, proof of true dis- 
cipleship. 98 

Conversion, 90; of Peter, duty 
after. 151 

Conviction of sin, Jesus chal- 
lenges, 99 

Corban, 80 

Cords, scourge of, 21 

Corn, disciples pluck on the 
Sabbath, 36; of wheat, 138 

Corners of streets, praying in, 



Council, of chief priests and 
Pharisees, 109; Jesus before 
the, 164 

Countenance, in fasting, 43 

Covetousness, 55, 81, 116 

Creditor, and two debtors, 50 

Cross to be taken up by Jesus' 
disciples, 72, 86, 113; borne by 
him, 170 ; by the Cyrenian, 
170 

Crowing of the cock, 163 

Crown of thorns, 168 

Crumbs asked by Lazarus, 116; 
eaten by dogs'uuder table, 82 

Crucifixion of Jesus, 89, 138, 
lt)7, 168, 169, 170 

Cummin, tithed, 136 

Cup. outside of, 54; of water to 
a disciple, 90; at the last sup- 
per, 148, 152; disciples drink- 
ing of, 123; Jesus prays for 
removal of, 160; submits to 
drink, 161 

Cursing, father or mother, 80; 
of the UDfruitful fig tree, 129; 
and swearing of Peter, 163 

Custom, Matthew sitting at re- 
ceipt of. 3S 

Cyrene, Simon of, 170 

Cyrenius, Governor of Syria, 11 

Damnation, the resurrection of, 
35; eternal, to blasphemers. 

Dancing of Herodias' daughter, 
73 

Darkness, the Light shmmg in, 
5; preferred to light, 23 

Daughter, of Jairus raised from 
death, 69: of Herodias. 73; of 
Syrophoenician woman heal- 
ed, 82 

David, the throne of, 7; eating 
of the shewbread. 36: Christ-, 
of the seed of ,96 ; Jesus,son of, 
51, 69, 82. 124, 127; as to Christ 
being. 135 

Dav. evil of each. suflScient for 
itself, 44: the Last. 79 

Dea 1. the, raised by the Father, 
34: will hear Jesus voice, 34; 
power to raise given to the 
Twelve, 70: raised by Jesus, 
47. 67. 69, 109 

Deaf. 82. 88 

Death, faith in Christ over- 
coming, 34. 99: in sin, 98 ; of 
Herod, 14 ; John Baptist, 73; 
Jesus. 172; foretold, 123, 138 ; 
spoken of at the transfigura- 
tion, 86; Lazarus, 107; Judas 
Is-.-ariot, 169 

Debtors, 92, 115 ; forgiveness 
Of, 93 



IKDEX. 



189 



Decapolis, 66, 83 ; fame of 
Jesus, 66 

Deceitfuluess of riches choke 
the word, 60, 61 

Dedication feast of the, 106 

Defilement by eating with un- 
washen hands, bl 

Delay in Christ's coming, 57 

Deliverance to captives, 27 

Demoniac healed, 65, 82, 88 

Den of thieves, 129 

Denial of Jesus,?2,163; by Peter, 
162; foretold, 151 

Desert places, Jesus retires to, 
33, 74; the manna in the, 77, 
78 

Desolation of Jerusalem, fore- 
told, 111, 141; the abomina- 
tion of, 141 

Destruction, the broad way to, 
45; of Jerusalem, foretold, 
141 

Devil, the, tempts Jesus, 17, 18; 
children of, 99; and Judas', 
79 

Demon, a, cast out, 39, 30; 
disciple declared to be, 79; 
Jesus accused of having, 95, 
99, 106 

Demons, cast out, 65, 73, 83, 88, 
103; by the twelve, 70; by one 
who followed not Jesus, 90; 
out of Mary Magdalene, 50, 
177; power to cast out, given, 
38, 103, 180; acknowledged 
Jesus as Christ, 30, 37; Jesus 
accused of, 51, 69, 106 

Disciple, not above his lord, 44, 
71 

Disciples of the Pharisees used 
to fast, 66,67; of Moses, Phar- 
isees claim, 104 ; taught to 
pray, 101 ; bury John Bap- 
tist, 73; go to Jesus, 73; offend- 
ed at Jesus' doctrine. 81 ; some 
of, go back, 79; acknowledge 
Jesus as Christ, 85 ; fail to 
cure a demoniac 88; profess 
faithfulness to Jesus, 152; firm 
belief in Jesus, 157 ; go to 
Galilee after resurrection, 
180; in Gethsemane, 159; ask 
a form of prayer, 101; ask to 
increase their faith, 117; 
warned against hypocris5%55; 
not to premeditate when ac- 
cused, 55 ; sent to fetch the 
ass and colt, 126, 127 ; are 
those who continue in his 
word, 98; shall know truth 
and be made free, 98; must 
deny themselves, 113 

Disfigurement of face in fast- 
ing, 43 



Ditch, the blind leading the 
blind into, 81 

Division, the result of Christ's 
coming, 58 ; among people, 
96 

Divorce, 40, 41, 116, 119, 120 

Doctors, Jesus among the, 15 

Doctrine of Jesus, 39, 46, 95; 
of the Pharisees and Saddn- 
cees, 84 

Dogs, holy thmgs not to be 
given to, 44 ; the children's 
bread not to be cast to, 82; 

Door, of sheep, 105; shut, 110.179 

Doing, knowing, 95 

Dove, the Holy Ghost in form 
of, 17 

Doves, sellers of, 31, 129; harm- 
less as, 71 

Drag net, parable of, 63 

Draught of fishes, 39, 181 

Drawing, the Father, 78 

Dream, angel appearing in, 11, 
14; of Pilate's wife, 167 

Dropsy, cured. 111 

Drowning better than offend- 
ing, 90 

Drunkenness, warning against, 
144 

Dumb, and blind demon cast 
out, 50; and deaf spirit, 88 

Dumb man cured, 69. 88 

Dust to be shaken off, 94 

Dwelling of the word amongst 
us, 5 

Dying in sin, 98 

Eagles gathered together, 118, 
143 

Ear of servant cutoff, 161 

Ears of corn eaten by disciples, 
36 

Earth, the meek to inherit, 39; 
treasures upon, not to be 
laid up, 44 

Earthquake at the crucifixion, 
173, 175; at the resurrection, 
145 

Earthquakes predicted. 140 

East, wise men from the, 13 

Eating with publicans, etc., 66; 
with unwashen hands, 80; 
flesh of Jesus, 79 

Egg, a scorpion, 102 

Egypt, Joseph and Mary go 
into, 14; return from 14 

Elders, tradition of, as to wash- 
ing, 80; question Jesus' au- 
thority, 130; couspire to put 
Jesus to death, 147; go to take 
Jesus, 161 ; bribe the watch to 
deny resurrection, 177 

Elect, God will revenge, 119; 
gathering together of the, 140 



190 



tKl)EX. 



Elijah and John Baptist, 19, 48, 

87; and the widow, 28; 

Jesus, supposed to be, 73, 85; 

to call for, on the cross, 172; 

at the transfiguration, 86 
El sabeth, wife of Zacharias, 6; 

promised a son, 6; concep- 
tion, 7; visited by Mary, 7; 

birth of her son '* John,"' 8 
Elisha, cleansing of Naaman 

by, 28 
" Eloi, Eloi, lamasabachthani," 

172 
Emmanuel, "God with us," 11 
Emmaus, 177 
Endurance unto end, 71 
Enemies to be loved, 41 
Entry, public, into Jerusalem, 

127 
'*Ephphatha,'''83 
Eternal life, 121, 158;damnation, 

for sin against Holy Ghost, 52 
Eunuchs. 1*^0 
Everlasting life, 24, 34, 77, 78, 

79, 100, 146 
Evil not to be resisted, 41; 

God's goodness to the, 41, 42; 

of each day, sufficient, 44; 

thoughts, 81; eye proceeds 

from the heart 81 
Exchange, no, for the soul, 86 
Eye, plucked out, 40, 90; light 

of the body, 43, 53; the mote 

and the beam in the, 43 
Eyes, closed, 60; blessed, 102 

Face not to be di'sfigured in 
fasting, 43; of the sky dis- 
cerned, 58 

Faith commended. 47. 68, 76, 
82, 95; want of, 64, reproved,76 
Peter, declaration of, 79, 85; 
the work of God, 77; result- 
ing in everlasting life, 78; 
flow of the spirit, 96; in God, 
129, 130; power of. 68, 95, 117, 
124; prayed for, 117; on earth 
at Christ's coming, 119 

Faithfulness in little and in 
much, 116 

Falling away, 60 

False prophets, 45; coming in 
sheep's clothing, 45; predicted, 
140,141, 142; witness against 
Jesus, 164 

Famine, 28 

Famines predicted, 140 

Fasting, Jesus in the wilder- 
ness, 18; disciples of John 
and of Pharisees, 67; in 
secret, 43 

Father, God, 99 

Father's house, 152 

Fattedcalf killed, 114 



Fear, of Zacharias, 6; of shep- 
herds at Bethlehem, 11; 
women at the sepulchre, 176; 
Gadarenes, 66; disciples, at 
the transfiguration, 86, 87; 
Peter when walking on water, 
76; not of destroyers of body, 
55, 72 

Feast of tabernacles, 92, 95; 
the dedication, 106; unleav- 
ened bread, 146; made by 
Levi to Jesus, 66 

*' Feed my lambs," 181 

Feeding of five thousand 
miraculously, 84; of four 
thousand, 83, 84 

Feet of Jesus, anointed, 49, 147; 
Mary sitting at, 101; shewn to 
disciples, 179; washed by 
Jesus, 150 

Fetters, broken by demoniacs, 
64,65 

Fever, cured, 27, 30 

Field of blood, 169 

Fields, white to harvest, 26 ; 
corn, 36 

Figs not gathered of thistles, 
45 

Fig-tree, Nathanael under the, 
20 ; the barren, parable of, 
58, 143; withered, 129; parable 
of, in spring, 143 

Finger of God, Jesus working 
by, 51 

Fire, unfruitful trees cast into, 
16, 45; Jesus to baptize with, 
17; unquenchable, 90, 91 ; the 
chaff to be burnt in, 17; hell, 
40; on the earth, Jesus come 
to send, 57; the wicked cast 
into a furnace of, 60; all to be 
salted with, 91 ; call down, 93 

First, last, 122, 123 ; command- 
ment, 135 

Fish, with tribute money, 89; a 
serpent not given for a, 102 

Fishers of men, 29 

Fishes, miraculous draught of, 
29, 181; miraculously increas- 
ed, 75, 83 

Five, thousand, fed, 75; loaves 
increased, 75; hundred breth- 
ren, Jesus appears to, 182 

Flesh, the Word made, 5; sons 
of God not born of, 5; all, to 
soe the salvation of God, 16; 
that born of flesh is, 22; pro- 
fiteth nothing, 79; of Jesus 
given for world, 79 

Flesh of Jesus, eating of, 79 

Flock, one, 105 

Foal of an ass, Jesus on, 127 

Following Jesus, 64, 90, 93. 97, 
124 



IKDEX. 



191 



B^oolish man,who built on sand, 

46 
Foot, offending, 90 
Footstool, the earth, 41 
Forgiveness, of sins, 50, 101; of 
trespasses, 91, 92. 117, 130; ex- 
cept against Holy Ghost, 52; 
crucifiers of Jesus, 170 
Fornication, 41, 120; not born 

of, 99 
Forsaking, all for Christ, 121; 
of Jesus by disciples, 157, 162 
Forty days, Jesus fasts, 17; ap- 
pears after resurrection, 182 
Four thousand miraculously 

fed, 83, 84 
Fowls, God's care for, 43 
Fox, Herod called a, 111 
Foxes and holes, 63, 93 
Fragments directed to be saved, 

75; baskets of, 75, 83 
Frankincense, presented by 

wise men, 14 
Freedom given by the Son, 98, 

99) 
Friends, not to be invited, 112; 
of mammon, 116; Jesus calls 
his disciples, 155 
Fruit, bearing, 154; shews the 

tree, 45, 52 
Fulfilment of Scripture, 143, 
158, 161, 179; concerning Jesus' 
sufferings, 87, 123, 152; Jesus 
proclaims, 27; of law and 
prophets, 39; of John's pro- 
phecies concerning Jesus, 106; 
of Jesus' sayings, 161, 165; the 
times of the Gentiles, 142 
Psalm 8:2—128 
22:18—170 
34:20 173 
41:9—150 
69:4—155 
69:9 -21 
78:2-62 
109:3—155 
118:22, 23—132 
Isaiah 6:9, 10—60 
6:10—139 
7:14—11 
9:1, 2,-28 
29:13—80 
40:3 5— 16 
42:1-3—37 
53:1-139 
53:2—15 
53:4—30 
53:12—170 
54:13—78 
61:1,2—27 
Jer. 31:15— 14 
Hos. 11:1—14 
Micah 5:2—13 
Zech. 9:9-127 



11:12, 13—169 
12:10—173 
13:7—151 
Mal.3:l— 16, 148 

Gabbatha, 169 

Gabriel, 6, 7 ; foretells the 
birth of Jesus, 7 

Gadarenes, Jesus goes to coun- 
try of, 64, 65 

Galilean, Peter accused of be- 
ing a, 163 

Galileans, and Pilate, 58 

Galilee, Herod tetrarch of, 15; 
Jesus returns to, 26; in, 80,89, 
94; preaches in, 30; Jesus com- 
ing from, 97; prophecies con- 
cerning, 28; multitudes from, 
31, 37; apostles sent to, after 
resurrection, 176; appear- 
ances of Jesus in, 180, 182 

Gall and vinegar given to Jesus, 
170 

Garden of Gethsemane, 159; 
where was sepulchre, 174 

Gardener, Jesus mistaken for, 
177 

Garment, old, not mended with 
new cloth, 67; hem of Jesus\ 
touched for healing, 67, 77; to 
be sold to buy a sword, 152 

Garments, spread in JesusVay, 
127; laid aside to wash dis- 
ciples' feet, 149; of Jesus, lots 
cast for, 170 

Gate, the strait, to life, 45; wide, 
to destruction, 45, 110 

Gates of hell. 85 

Genealogies of Jesus, 9, 10 

Generation, of vipers, 16, 52, 
137; of Jesus Christ, 9, 10 

Gennesaret, land of, 76 

Gentiles, Jesus a light to the, 
13; to trust in Jesus, 38; seek 
after things of this life, 44; 
Apostles not to go to, 70; tes- 
timony against the, 70; to 
tread down Jerusalem, 142 

Gethsemane, 159 

Ghost, giving up, 172 

Gift, to altar, 40, 136; on the 
altar, as to swearing by, 136 

Gifts, by the wise men to Jesus, 
14; good, 102; cast into the 
treasury, 138 ; adorning the 
temple, 140 

Glory, of the Word, 5; of the 
Lord shining round shep- 
herds, 11; Father, Jesus, 
seeking, 99, 95; Son, 138, 156 

Glory— of the kingdoms offered 
Jesus, 18 ; of God, death of 
Lazarus for, 107 ; caused by 
good works, 39, 155 ; by Jesus^ 



192 



INDEI. 



158 ; Solomon not equal to 
that of a lily , 43 ; alms not to 
be done for, 42; to God, 83, 94 

Gnashing of teeth, 47, 63, 111, 
145 

Gnat strained at and camel 
swallowed, 137 

Goats and sheep, parable, 146 

God, identity of Jesus with, 5, 
106, 153 ; the sons of, 5 ; chil- 
dren of, 39 ; revealed by the 
Son, 5, 158 ; no man hath seen, 
5, 78 ; his throne, heaven, 41 ; 
footstool, earth, 41 ; knowl- 
edge of our needs, 42, 56 ; 
forgiveness of those who for- 
give, 43 ; care for the birds, 
etc., 43; testimony to Jesus, 
80 ; word, man lives by, 18 ; 
they that hear, blessed, 53 ; 
warns the wise men, 3, 14 ; 
alone to be served and wor- 
shipped, 18 ; can forgive sins, 
32 ; sent his Son to save the 
world, 22 ; is a Spirit, 25 ; pure 
in heart wall see, 39 ; and 
mammon not served to- 
gether, 43, 116 ; gives good 
gifts to those who ask, 45 ; 
hears those that w^orship 
and obey him, 104 ; equality 
of Jesus w'ith, 34 ; Jesus 
came out from, 157 ; at the 
right hand of, 183 ; love to 
the Son, 23, 34 ; true worship 
and w^orshippers, 25 ; testi- 
mony to Jesus, 35 ; will, 
doers of, 45 ; knowledge of 
the Son, 49 ; workers with the 
Son, 34 ; sent the Son, 34 ; 
sealed the Son, 77 

Gold of the temple, swearing 
by, 136 

Golgotha, 170 

Gomorrha and the unbeliev- 
ing cities, 71 

Good, Jesus called, 100 ; God 
only, 121 ; tree brings forth 
good fruit, 45, 52 ; man does 
good from his heart, 45 ; 
ground, seed sown in, 59 ; 
heart, receiving the w^ord in 
a, 59 : Samaritan, 100 ; part 
chosen, 101 ; shepherd, the, 
105 

Gospel, beginning of, 5 ; 
preached by Jesus, 26, 70, 
130 ; by the Apostles, 70 ; to 
be a witness to all nations, 
141 

Governor, to come out of 
Bethlehem, 13 ; Jesus sought 
to be delivered to the, 133 ; 
(and see " Pilate ") 



Governors, Apostles to be ac- 
cused before, 71 

Grace of God upon Jesus, 15 

Grain of mustard seed, para- 
ble of, 62, 110 

Grapes not of thorns, or a 
bramble bush, 45 

Grass, God's care for, 44; the 
the multitude sit on, 75 

Grave of Lazarus, 108, 109 

Grave clothes of Lazarus, 109 

Graves, all in the, to hear 
Christ's voice, 35 ; unseen, 54; 
opened the crucifixion, 172 

Greatest, dispute w'ho should 
be, 89, 136, 149 

Greek, Jesus' accusation writ- 
ten in, 171 

Greeks, seek to see Jesus, 138 

Grief of Jesus at hardness of 
hearts, 37 

Gross, the people's heart, 60 

Guest chamber for keeping 
passover, 148 

Guides, blind 136 

Guile, Nathanael without, 20 

Gulf fixed, 117 

Hairs of the head numbered, 
72 

Hall of judgment, Jesus lead 
to, 165 

Halt, the, at Bethesda, 33 ; bet- 
ter to be, in heaven, than 
whole in hell, 90 

Hands of the Lord with John 
Baptist, 9; withered, restored 
37 ; the offending, to be cut 
off, 90 

Handmaid of the Lord, Mary, 

Hands, laid on the sick ( see 
*' Miracles"), unwashen, eat- 
ing with, condemned, 80 ; 
Jesus shews his after resur- 
rection, 179 

Hard sayiug, disciples com- 
plain of, 79 

Harlots, 115 

Harmless as doves, Jesus' dis- 
ciples to be, 71 

Harvest, the fields white to, 
26 ; typifying end of the 
w^orld, 61 ; plenteous but la- 
borers few, 70, 93, 94 

Hatred of enemies, forbidden, 
41 ; of all men to Jesus' dis- 
ciples, 71 ; to Jesus, 155 ; 
Jesus' disciples, 155 

Head, not to be sworn by, 41 ; of 
John Baptist given to Hero- 
dias' daughter, 73 

Healing, 83, 94 ; on the sabbath 
day, 36, 111 



INDEX. 



193 



Heart, Mary keeps events in 
her, 12, 15 ; hardness of, 
grief of Jesus for, 37 ; Jesus 
upbraids disciples for, 179 
will be with treasure, 43, 56 
good treasure of the, 45 . 
mouth, speaks out of the^ 
45 ; defilement proceeding 
from, 81 ; forgiveness to be 
from the, 92 

Heathen, vain repetitions in 
prayers of, 42 ; the implaca- 
ble brother to be as, 91 

Heaven, kingdom of (see 
"Kingdom""), voice from 
opened, 20 ; no man has as- 
cended up to, 22 ; Jesus came 
from, 22, 78, 79; not to be 
sworn by, 41 ; treasures in to 
be laid up, 43, 56 ; sign from 
demanded, 52 ; bread from, 77, 
78 ; joy in, at sinner's repent- 
ance, 114 

Heavenly host in fields at Beth- 
lehem, 12 ; things, believing 
in, 22 

Heavens opened at Jesus' bap- 
tism, 17 

Heavy laden, invited by Jesus, 49 

Hebrew, accusation of Jesus 
written in, 171 

Hell, those in danger of, 40 ; 
sacrifice of members, to es- 
cape, 40, 90 ; cast down to, 94 ; 
cast into, 90, 91 ; gatei? of, 85 

Hen, Jesus' care like that of a, 
137 

Hem, 68, 77 

Herod, king of Judea, 13 ; 
Herod and the wise men, 13 ; 
slays children of Bethlehem, 
14 ; death of, 14 ; the tetrarch, 
15, 73 ; imprisons John Bap- 
tist, 22 ; marries Herodias, 
34 ; Chuza, steward of, 50 ; 
feast of, 73 ; executes John 
Baptist, 73 ; and JesuF, 111 ; 
warned against, 68 ; Jesus 
taken before, 166 ; reconciled 
to Pilate, 166 

Herodians, consulted as to de- 
stroying Jesus, 36; go to Je- 
sus as spies, 133 

Herodias quarrels with John 
Baptist, 22; daughter of, dan- 
ces, 73; asks for John Bap- 
tist's head, 73 

Hill, a city set on a, 39 

Hireling, and sheep, 105 

Holy One of God, Jesus, 30; 
things not given to dogs, 44 

Holy Ghost in John Baptist, 6; 
conception, Christ,7; in Zach- 
arias, 9 ; Jesus, 17 ; upon 



Mary, 7; Simeon, 12; blas- 
phemy against, 9, 51,52, 55; 
given, 102; not given, 96; to 
teach disciples, 141; Comfort- 
er, 153, 154; baptism with, by 
Jesus, 17; foretold, 183 

Honour to be given to the Son, 
34; not to prophet in his own 
country, 70 

"Hosanna," 127,128 

House of God, 21; of prayer, 
129; Father's many mansions, 
152; built on rock and sand, 
46; divided against itself, 51 

Household, foes in the, 71, 72 

Householder, instructed scribe 
like, 63 

Housetop, let down through, 
32; the gospel to be preached 
on the, 72 

Humility, 90, 112, 119, 136 

Hunger after fasting, 18; after 
righteousness. 39 

Husbandman of vine, 153, 154 

Husbandmen and vineyard, 121, 
122 

Husks desired by the Prodigal, 
114 

Hypocrisy, warned against, 136 

Hypocrites, 42, 80; Pharisees 
denounced as, 54, 80, 84, 136 

Idle words, 52 

Impediment of speech, 82 

Importunity, 101, 119 

Impossible with God, nothing 
is, 121 

Impotent at Bethesda, 33 (and 
see " Miracles.") 

Infirmity, a woman w^ith, 110 

Iniquity, workers of, 45, 63 

Intercessory prayer, 158 

Isaiah, Jesiis reads, in syna- 
gogue. 27 

Israel, tribes of, judged by 
Apostles, 122; lost sheep of, 
70, 82; works not before seen 
in, 69 

Issue of blood, healed, 68 

*' It is finished," 172 

Jacob's well, 24 

Jairus, daughter of, raised 

from death, 67, 69 
James (son of Zebedee), 29, 38, 

182; surnamed Boanerges, 38; 

asks for fire to be brought 

down, 93; for first place in 

the kingdom, 123 
James the less, 173 
Jeremiah, Jesus supposed to 

be, 8;5; prophecy of, 14 
Jericho, man who fell among 

thieves, 100; Jesus goes to, 124 



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INDEX. 



Jerusalem, Joseph and Mary 
search for Jesus in, 15; where 
the Jews worship, 25; not to 
be sworn by, 41; the city of 
the Great King, 41; desolation 
of, 111, 141, 142; gospel to be 
preached first at, 179, 183; 
Jesus taken to, by the devil, 
18; lament over, 111, 128,137; 
goes to, 15, 21, 33, 123; comes 
to, 129; persecution of Jesus 
at, 85; death of Jesus at, 86 

Jesus, his birth, 7, 9, 11; cir- 
cumcision, 12; presentation 
in the temple, 12; genealogies, 
9, 10; removal to Egypt, 14; 
baptism, 17, 24; fasting, 17, 
18; temptation, 17, 18; among 
doctors, 15; his transfigura- 
tion, 86; public entry into 
Jerusalem, 127-129; second 
coming, 142, 145; last supper, 
152; agony in Gethsemane, 
159, 160; betrayal, 148; trial 
before Caiaphus, 163; Pilate, 
165; scourging, etc., 164, 168; 
condemnation, 169; crucifix- 
ion, 170; death, 172; burial, 
174; resurrection, 175; re- 
joices, 102; ascension, 183; 
commissions the disciples, 
182; preaching, 26; goings of, 
to Egypt, 11; discourse with 
Nicodemus, 22, 23; with the 
woman of Samaria, 24, 25; 
sermon on the mount, 38-46; 
as to the sabbath, 34; John 
Baptist, 48, 49; forgiveness of 
sins, 50, 92; prayer, 101 ; true 
sheep, 105; self exaltation, 112; 
the coming of the Kingdom, 
118; divorce, 120; riches, 121; 
the resurrection, 134; unbe- 
lief, 139; the Comforter, 153; 
love, 153, 154; visited by shep- 
herds, 12; wise men from 
the East, 13; Nicodemus, 22; 
and doctors in the Temple, 
15; testimony of John Bap- 
tist, 18. 19; attends a mar- 
riage, 20; drives traders out 
of the Temple, 21, 129; reject- 
ed by the Gadarenes, 66; re- 
jected at Nazareth, 28, 70; 
sends out the twelve, 70; sev- 
enty, 93; escapes stoning, 100; 
receives little children, 120; 
laments over Jerusalem, 111, 
128, 137 

John the Baptist, a witness of 
the Light, 5,6; mission of, 6,9; 
birth, 8; the prophet of the 
Highest, 9 ; baptism and 
preaching of, 15, 16, 130; ful- 



filment of prophecies, 16; his 
raiment and meat, 16 

J ohn the Baptist, counsels peo- 
ple, 16; Sadducees, 16 ; warns 
Pharisees, 16; baptizes Jesus, 
17,24; sees Holy Ghost descend 
on Jesus, 17; asked who he 
is, points out Jesus as Lamb 
of God, 19; baptizes at .Enon, 
23; testimony to Jesus, 17-19, 
23; imprisoned by Herod, 47; 
testimony of Jesus concern- 
ing, 35, 47, 48, 87; head of. de- 
manded by Herodias' daugh- 
ter, 73; executed by Herod, 
73, 74 

John, the Apostle, called by 
Jesus, 29 ; surnamed with 
James, Boanerges, 38; ac- 
companies Jesus to Geth- 
semane, 159; at transfigura- 
tion, 86; rebukes one for 
casting out devils, 90; asks 
for fire to be brought down, 
93; for first place in kingdom, 
123; follows to high priest's 
palace, 162; Jesus commits 
his mother to, 172; goes to the 
sepulchre, 176; fishing after 
resurrection, 181 ; as to death 
of, 182 

Jonah, prophet, 52, 84 

Jordan, baptism by John Bap- 
tist in, 16; Jesus goes to, to 
be baptized, 17 

Joseph, husband of Mary, 10, 11 

Joseph, an angel appears to, 
11, 14; goes to Bethlehem, 11; 
goes into Egypt, 14; to Nazar- 
eth, 15; goes up to Jerusa- 
lem, 15; search for Jesus, 15; 
returns to Nazareth, 15; Je- 
sus as son of, 78 

Joseph, of Arimathea, 173, 174 

Joy of the seventy at their pow- 
er, 102; in heaven over the 
repenting sinner, 114 

Judas, Iscariot, one of the 
Twelve, 79 ; spoken of by 
Jesus as a devil, 79; complains 
of anointing Jesus, 147 ; a 
thief, 147; betrayed Jesus, 148- 
151 ; influenced by Satan, 149, 
151; goes to Gethsemane, 159, 
160 ; betrays Jesus, 160; re- 
turns the betrayal money, 
169; hangs himself, 169 

Judas (Lebbeus Thaddeus) one 
of the Twelve, 38: asks Jesus 
as to his manifestation, 154 

Judge, parable of the unjust, 
119 

Judgment, committed to the 
Son, 35; of one another for- 



INDEX. 



195 



bidden, 44; according to ap- 
pearances, forbidden, 95, 98; 
day, idle words accounted 
for, 53; hall, 170 
Justification by words,52; after 
confession, 119; keeping dis- 
ciples, 158 

Key of knowledge taken away, 
54 

Keys of the kingdom of heaven, 
85 

King going to war, 113 ; of 
Jews, wise men seek, 14; 
Jesus examined as to being, 
165 

Kingdom, a, divided against 
itself, 51; appointed to the 
disciples, 149; not of this 
world, 165; of heaven, to the 
persecuted for righteousness' 
sake, 89; righteousness re- 
quired for, 39 ; not for mere lip 
worshippers, 45 ; many from 
east and west, 47; the least 
in, 48; parables, 61, 62, 63, 110; 
the keys of, 85; conversion ne- 
cessary to enter, 90; of God, 
new birth necessary for, 23; 
preached, IIG; the Twelve, 70; 
the Seventy, 94; to be first 
object of life, 44, 56; to be 
seen by some disciples, 86; as 
to coming of, 125; difficult 
for the rich to enter, 121 ; 
publicans and harlots enter, 
within, 118; notfarfrom, 135 

Kingdoms of the world offered 
to Jesus, 18; to rise against 
one another, 141 

Kiss, Jesus betrayed by a, 161 

'* Knock and it shall be open- 
ed," 102 

Knowledge, key of, 54; Jesus' 
of man, 33; of 'what he speaks, 
23 ; the Father, 98, 100, 102, 
105, 153; his sheep, and theirs 
of him, 105 

Labour, those that, invited by 
Jesiis, 49; not for things that 
perish, 77 

Labourer worthy of his hire, 94 • 

Labourers in the harvest, 70, 93; 
vineyard, 122 

Lake of Gennesaret, storm on, 
64; herd of swine choked in 
the, 65 

Lamb of God, 19 

Lamentation in Rama, 14; of 
Jesus over Jerusalem, 111, 128, 
137; of women at Jesus' con- 
demnation, 170 

Latchet of shoes, 17, 19 



Last day, resurrection, 79; the 

first shall be, 122, 123 
Law, the, given by Moses, 5, 95; 
Jesus written of in, 30; come 
to fulfil, 39, 116; cannot fail, 
39, 116 
Lawyer, tempting Jesus, 100, 

111, 134 
Lawyers denounced, 54 
Lazarus of Bethany, his sick- 
ness, 107, 108; raised, 107, 136, 
128; sought to be killed, 136; 
at supper in Simon's house, 
147; and the rich man, para- 
ble of , 116 
Leaders, blind, of the blind, 44, 

81 
Leaven, of Pharisees, 55,84; the 
kingdom of heaven like, 110, 
62 
Legion of demons, 64-66 
Legions of angels, 161 
Leper, cleansed, 31, 28 
Lepers, ten, 94, 95 
Letters, surprise at Jesus 

knowing, 95 
Levi " Matthew,'' 32 
Levite. in parable of good Sa- 
maritan, 100 
Liar, the devil, 99 
Liberty to the bruised, Jesus to 

give, 27 
Life, in the Word, 5; eternal, to 
believers in Jesus, 138, 140; 
Jesus asked what necessary 
for, 121; everlasting, laboured 
for, 77; to believers in Je- 
sus, 78, 79; to those who make 
sacrifices here, 138; the res- 
urrection of, 35; narrow way 
to, 45; consists not in posses- 
sions, 55; pleasures of, choke 
the Word, 60 ; given to the 
world oy Jesus, 79 ; Jesus 
the bread of, 79 ; of Good 
Shepherd given for sheep, 
105; of Jesus laid down, 105; 
Jesus the, 108, 153; words of 
Jesus, spirit and, 79 
Lifting up Son of man, 98 
Light, the true, 5 ; darkness 
preferred to, by world. 23 ; 
sought by doers of truth, 35; 
John Baptist, a shining, 35; 
of the world, 39, 97; Jesus, 
103, 139, 97; body, the eye, 53; 
followers of Jesus, 97; chil- 
dren of, 115, 139 
Lightning, Satan as, 103 ; 
Christ's second coming as, 118 
Lilies, an example of God's 

care, 43, 56 
Living water, 35; bread, Jesus 
the, 77, 78 



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Loaves miraculously increased, 
77; the friend borrowing, at 
night, 101 
Looking back, 93 
Look at Peter, 163 
Lord, the servant not above 

his, 57 
Lord's prayer, 42, 101 
Lord's Supper, 148, 151, 152 
Loss of life to those who seek 

to save it, 72, 86 
Lost sheep of Israel, 70, 82 
Lot's wife, a warning, 118 
Love of God to the world, 22; 
disciples, 159; first duty of 
man, 100, 135; of the Father 
to the Son, 23, 34; of Jesus to 
Martha, Mary and Lazarus, 
107; to his own, 149; and 
obedience, 153, 155; to parents, 
72; enemies, 41 ; neighbour, 
41, 100, 135; one another, 151 
Lunatic healed, 88 

Mad, Jesus accused of being, 
106 

Magdala, 83 

Magdalene (Mary), 175, 176 

Maimed, 90 

Malohus, 161 

Malefactors crucified with Je- 
sus, 170 

Mammon not to be served, 43, 
116; of unrighteousness, 115 

Manna, eaten in the desert, 77, 
78 

Mansions in the Father's house, 
152 

Market, the sheep, 33; greetings 
in the, 54; washings on return 
from, 80 

Market-place. children in the, 48 

Marriage at Cana, 20; of 
Herod, 24; Jesus as to, 119, 
120; parable of, 132 

Martha cumbered with much 
serving, 101; after Lazarus' 
death, 107, 108; her faith, 108 ; 
at the supper at Bethany, 147 

Mary, mother of Jesus — Gabri- 
el sent to, 7; visit Elisabeth, 
7, 8; conception, 11; visited by 
shepherds, 14; presents Jesus," 
12; visited by wise men, 
14; at the marriage at Cana, 
20; comes to Jesus • while 
teaching, 53; at the cross, 
172; committed to care of 
John, 172; watches where 
body of Jesus laid, 174 

Mary, of Bethany, at Jesus' 
feet, 101 ; comes to Jesus 
after Lazarus' death, 108 ; 
anoints Jesus, 147 



Mary Magdalene ministers to 
Jesus, 50, 172; seven demons 
cast out of, 50; follows Jesus, 
50; at the cross, 172, 173; 
watches where body of Je- 
sus laid, 174; goes to sepul- 
chre, 175, 176; Jesus appears 
to, 177 

Mary, wife of Cleophas, at the 
cross, 172 

Mary, mother of James, 176 

Master, the disciple not above 
his, 71 ; one, Christ, 136 

Masters, two, cannot be served, 
43, 116 

Matthew (Levi), called, 33; one 
of the Twelve, 38; makes Je- 
sus a feast, 66 

Measure, good, enjoined, 44; to 
be given for measure, 61 

Meat, disciples to buy, 24; to do 
will of God, 26 ; workman 
worthy of his, 71 

Meek, the blessed, 39 

Merchantman seeking goodly 
pearls, 63 

Merciful, the, 42 

Mercy, preferred to sacrifice, 
36, 66; craved, 119; commend- 
ed, 100, 101; disregarded by 
Pharisees 

3Iessiah, 25 

Mighty works wondered at, the, 
not done for lack of faith, 
70 

Millstone round the neck, 90, 
117 

Minstrels making a noise, 68 

Miracles of Jesus, 27; as evi- 
dence, 22, 95; acknowledged 
by the Council, 109; by some 
who followed not Jesus, 90; 
Herod desires to see, 166 ; 
power to perform given, 70, 
102, 180; performed by Jesus: 
water made wine at Cana, 20; 
healing of a nobleman's son, 
27; miraculous draught of 
fishes, 29, 181 ; unclean demon 
cast out, 29; Simon's wife's 
mother cured of a fever, 30; 
demons cast out, 31 ; persons 
lunatic and palsied healed, 
31; leper cleansed, 31; palsied 
man, 32; impotent man cured, 
33; withered hand restored, 
36 ; centurion's servant, 46 ; 
dead man at Nain, 47 ; de- 
moniacs at Gadara, 65; wom- 
an with issue of blood, 67; 
Jarius' daughter raised to 
life, 67; sight of two blind 
men restored, 69; dumb man, 
69; five thousand, 76; Jesus 



INDEX. 



197 



walking on the water, 76; 
daughter of Syrophenician 
woman, 82; man deaf, etc., 
healed, 82 ; four thousand 
fed, 83; demoniac healed, 88; 
tribute money, 89 ; ten lepers 
cleansed, 94; woman bowed 
together, 110 ; man with 
dropsy, 111 ; sight of two blind 
men, 124; blind and lame in 
Temple, 128 ; Malchus' ear, 
161 

Mites, the widow's two, 138 

Mocking Jesus, 168, 171 

Money, changers of, driven 
out, 31, 129: found in fish's 
mouth, 89 

Morrow, not to be careful for 
the, 44 

Moses' law, 95, 97; wrote of 
Jesus, 35,117; lifting up of 
serpent, 132 ; accuses Jews 
by his writings, 35; appears 
at transfiguration, 86; Jews 
claim to be disciples of, 104; 
sitting in seat of, 135 

Mote and beam in the eye, 44 

Mother of Jesus, 53 

Mount, sermon on the, 38 

Mountain, Jesus taken to high, 
by devil, 18; where Samari- 
tans worship, 35; Jesus retires 
to a, 38, 76, 82, 86; removed, 
89, 130 

Mouth speaks of abundance of 
heart, 45 

Moving of waters of Bethesda, 
33 

Much required, 59 

Murderer, the devil, 99 

Murders, proceed from the 
heart, 81 

Murmuring at Jesus, 78, 95; of 
Jesus' disciples at his doc- 
trine, 79; among people con- 
cerning Jesus, 95 

Mustard seed, 63, 89, 125, 110,117 

Myrrh given by wise men, 14, 
used to embalm Jesus, 174 

Mysteries of kingdom, 59 

Naaman,28 

Nain, dead man raised, 47 

Name of Jesus, 91 

Names written in heaven, 103 

Narrow way, 45 

Nathanael brought to Jesus, 20; 
his confession of Christ, 30 

Nazarene, Jesus called a, 15 

Nazareth, 7, 11, 15; any good 
thing out of, 30; people of, at- 
tempt to kill Jesus, 38 

Needful, one thing, 101 

Net, kingdom of heaven like, 63 



New cloth on old garment, 67; 
commandment, 151; wine and 
old bottles, 67; testament, 152 

Nicodemus, 32; consults Jesus 
by night, 32; defends Jesus in 
Council, 97; provides spices 
to embalm Jesus, 173 

Night, Nicodemus visits Jesus 
by, 32 ; Jesus in prayer a 
whole, 38; when no man can 
work, 103 

Ninevites, 52 

Noah, in days of. 118, 143 

Nobleman, son of a. healed, 27; 
who Avent to receive a king- 
dom, 125 

Oath of Herod to Herodias' 
daughter, 73; Peter on denial 
of Jesus, 163 

Oaths to be performed, 41 

Observation, Kingdom not to 
come by, 118 

Offence, to least disciples, 90; 
of disciples, predicted, 151 

Offences, 90, 117 

Oil, anointing the sick with, 73; 
administered by good Samar- 
itan, 100 

Ointment, Jesus' anointed with, 
49, 147; to embalm Jesus' 
body, 175 

Olives, mount of, 140, 183 

One flesh, 120 

P4LM. branches spread in Je- 
sus' way, 127 

Palsy, cured, 32, 46 

Parables, reason for speaking 
in, 63; sheep fallen into pit, 
37; blind leading the blind, 44 
mote and beam in the eye, 44 
wise and foolish builders, 45, 
46 ; creditor and his two debt- 
ors, 50 

Parables, city or house divided, 
51; stroLg man keeping his 
palace, 51; man who took to 
himself seven spirits, 53; pro- 
posed to enlarge his barns, 
56; barren fig tree. 58; the 
sower, 59, 60, 61; wheat and 
tares, 61 ; seed cast into 
ground, 63; mustard seed, 63; 
leaven, 63, 110; hid treasure, 
63; pearl, 63, drag net, m; 
the hundred sheep, 91, 113; 
the servant and his fellow- 
servant, 93; man borrowing 
loaves at midnight, 101; 
sheep, and good Shepherd, 
105; master of house who h.qs 
shut to door, 110 ; those bid- 
den to a wedding, 111; the 



198 



IXDEX. 



great supper, 112; the builder 
of the tower, 113; king with 
ten thousand, 113; lost piece 
of silver, 114; prodigal son, 
114, 115; unjust steward, 115; 
rich man and Lazarus, 116; 
unjust judge, 119; Pharisee 
and publican, 119; labourers 
in vineyard. 122; teu pounds, 
125; two sons, 130; vinej-^ard 
let out to husbaudman, 131; 
marriage feast, 133; corn of 
w^heat dyiug, 138; fig tree and 
other trees in spring, 143; 
servants left in charge, 143; 
ten virgins, 144; talents, 145; 
sheep and goats, 146 

Paradise, Jesus promises thief, 
172 

Passover, Jesus goes to, 15, 21, 
127; the feast of unleavened 
bread, 74, 126; preparation 
for, 146-149 ; custom to_ re- 
lease a prisoner at, 167 

Patience, enjoined, 92 

Pavement, the, 169 

Peace, go in, 50, 68; Jesus not 
come to give, 57, 72; com- 
manded, to the sea, 64; salu- 
tation of, 71, 94, 179, 180; left 
with disciples, 154 

Peacemakers blessed, 39 

Pearls, not to be cast before 
swine, 44; the merchantman 
seeking goodly, 63 

Penny, shew^n to Jesus, 133 

Perdition, the son of, 158 

Persecution, of Jesus by Jews, 
34: for righteousness' sake, 
rejoicing at, 59; offense caus- 
ed by, 60; conduct under, 71; 
foretold, 140, 155, 156 

Peter, Simon, brought to Jesus 
by Andrew, 20; named 
"Cephas," 20; of Bethsaida, 
20; a fisher, 28 

Peter, encloses great multitude 
of fishes, 29; called as a dis- 
ciple, 28; one of the Twelve, 
38; walks on water, 76; 
as to disciples' reward, 121; 
accompanies Jesus into 
Jairus' house, 68; at trans- 
figuration, 86; to Gethsemane, 
169; confesses Jesus as Christ, 
79, 85; rebukes Jesus, 85; re- 
buked by him, 85; at trans- 
figuration, 86; tribute money, 
89 ; refuses to have feet wash- 
ed by Jesus, 149; cuts off 
Malchus' ear, 161; follows Je- 
sus to palace, 162; denies 
knowledge of Jesus, 152. 162, 
163 ; message sent to, by 



angels, 176; goes to sepulchre, 
176; Jesus appears to, 179; 
goes fishing after resurrec- 
tion, 181; directed to feed 
Christ's sheep and lambs, 181 ; 
mode of death foretold, 182 

Pharisee, asks Jesus to dine, 49; 
Jesus goes to eat bread with, 
112; prayer of a, 119 

Pharisees, warned by John Bap- 
tist, 16; boast of being Abra- 
ham's children, 16; complain 
of Jesus, 32; disciples eating 
corn on sabbath, 36; watch 
Jesus to accuse him, 37, 55; 
filled with madness against 
Jesus, 37; rejected God's coun- 
sel, 48; asked for a sign, 52; 
leaven of, warned against 84; 
complain of Jesus eating 
with publicans, 66; disciples 
of, used to fast, 67; traditions, 
as to washing, 80; offended 
at Jesus, 81; question Jesus, 
83; send to take Jesus, 96; 
man born blind brought to, 
103 ; refuse to admit evidence 
of miracles, 103; command 
to deliver up Jesus, 126; seek 
to lay hands on Jesus, 132; to 
entangle Jesus in talk, 133; 
build tombs of prophets, 137; 
conspire, 96 

Philip, tetrarch of Iturea, 15; 
his wife Herodias married to 
Herod, 24; Philip the Apostle, 
called, 20; one of the Twelve, 
38; as to feeding multitude, 
74; asks Jesus to shew the 
Father, 153 

Phylacteries, 136 

Physician, *'heal thyself," 28; 
not required by the whole, 
66 

Pilate, Pontius, governor of 
Judea, 15; mingles blood of 
Galileans with sacrifices, 58; 
Jesus delivered to, 165-167 

Pilate, wife of, sends message 
about Jesus, 167; w^rites a 
title over cross, 171 ; permits 
secvH'ing of sepulchre, 174 

Pitcher, man carrying, 148 

" Place of a skull," 170 

Plant not planted by God root- 
ed up, 81 

Plough, he who puts hand to, 
93 

Pool, of Bethesda, 33 ; of Si- 
loam, 103 

Porch, Solomon's, Jesus in, 106 

Porches of Bethesda, 33 

Porter, 105, 106. 143 

Pots, washing of, 80 



INDEX. 



199 



Potter's field, 169 

Pounds, parable of, 135 

Praetorium, the, 168 

Prayer, Jesus in, 38, 76, 86, 101; 
of Jesus for Peter,15l; of Je- 
sus, 76; with his disciples, the 
last, 158; in Gethsemane, 159 ; 
for those who crucified him, 
170; for persecutors, 41 ; not to 
be made for show, 42; in secret, 
43; with faith, 130; the Lord's, 
43,101; for labourers, 70, 93; 
joint, 91; of publican, and of 
Pharisee, 119; enjoined, 117, 
119; in Jesus' name, 153, 154, 
157; against temptation, 160; 
of thief on cross, 171 

Preach, disciples sent forth to, 
70,94 

Preaching of John Baptist, 16; 
of Jesus, 36, 28, 31, 50, 69, 70; 
Jonah, 53 ; the Twelve, 70; 
Christ enjoined, 93 

Priest, Jesus sends leper to, 31 ; 
passes by, 100 

Priests, ten lepers, 94; chief, 
gathered together by Herod, 
13; send to take Jesus, 96; 
conspire against Jesus, 109, 
147, 163; chief, require Jesus 
to be crucified, 169 ; ask 
Pilate to secure sepulchre, 
174; bribe watch to conceal 
resurrection, 177 

Prince of this world, 18, 138, 
154, 156; of demons, Jesus ac- 
cused of working by, 69 

Prodigal son, parable of, 114 

Promise of the Father, 183 

Prophet, not honoured in his 
own country, 26, 38; receiving 
a, 72 

Prophets killed by Jerusalem, 
111 

Proselytes, 136 

Proverbs, Jesus speaking in, 
157 

Publican, 33, 125; prayer of a 
penitent, 119 

Publicans baptized, 16, 48 ; Je- 
sus eats with, 66 ; come to 
Jesus, 113, 131 ; Zaccheus 
chief among, 135 

Purging of branch, 154 

Putting away wife, 116 

Queen of the South, 52 
Quickening of dead, 34, 79 

'• Rabbi," disciples not to be 
called, 135 

" Rabboni," 177 

Rachel weeping for her chil- 
dren, 14 



Ravens, God's care of, 56 

Receiving disciples, 94; receiv- 
ing Christ, 150 

Recompense, 112 

Redemption, li'i 

Reed, a bruised, not broken, 
38; given to Jesus as a mock- 
ery, 168 

Regeneration, 122 

Rejoicing, on finding lost, 91, 
113, 114; cause for, 91, 102 

Release of Jesus sought by 
Pilate, 167 

Remembrance of Jesus, 153; the 
Holy Ghost to bring all 
things to, 154 

Remission of sins, Jesus' blood 
shed for, 153; to be preached, 
179 

Rending of rocks at cruci- 
fixion, 173; of veil of Temple, 
173 

Repentance preached by John 
Baptist, 16; fruits worthy of 
16; John's baptism unto, 17; 
of Ninevites at Jonah's 
preaching, 53; sinners, called 
to, 66; of prodigal, 114 

Repetitious, vain, 43 

Rest promised to weary, 49 

Restoration by Zaccheus, 135 

Resurrection of dead, 78 ; of 
life and of damnation, 35; of 
Christ's people, 173 ; of the 
just, 113, 173; Jesus questioned 
as to, 134; children of the, 134; 
Christ the, 108; of Jesus, 175; 
foretold by him, 31, 85; 89; of 
Lazarus, 108 

Revelation, to babes, 102; of. 
Father, 103 

Reward for receiving Christ's 
disciples, 73. 86 

Rich, fool, 56; and Lazarus 
parable of, 116: young ruler, 
120 

Riches, deceitfulness of, 131; a 
hindrance to kingdom of 
God, 121 

Righteousness, hunger and 
thirst after, blessed, 39; those 
persecuted for, blessed, 39 ; 
must exceed that of scribes 
and Pharisees, 40 

Riotous living, 114 

Robber, Barabbas, 167 

Robe and ring, 114 

Rock, — foundation of church, 
85 

Rocks rent, 172 

Roof, sick man let down 
through, 32. 33 

Ruler, watchful servant will be 
made, 144; rich young, 130 



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Sabbath, Jesus teaches on, 69; 
Jesus heals on, 110, 111; ac- 
cused of breaking, 34, 36, 103; 
disciples accused of break- 
iDg, 36, 37; was made for 
man, 36, 110; Jesus lord of, 36; 
circumcision on, 95 

Sacrifice, mercy preferred to, 
66 

Sadducees, warned by John 
Baptist, 16; dispute with 
Jesus, 83; leaven of, warned 
against, 83; question as to 
seven brethren, 134 

Salome, 173, 175 

Salt of earth, 39; losing savour, 
91,113 

Samaria, Jesus passes through, 
24; woman of, 24, 25, 26 

Samaritan, leper, 94, 95; Jesus 
accused of being a, 99; the 
good, 100 

Samaritans, Jews have no deal- 
ings with, 24; the Twelve not 
to go to, at first, 70; Jesus re- 
jected, 93 

Sanctification, of disciples, 
prayed for, 158 

Sand, house built upon, 46 

Satan, sifting, 151 ; tempts Je- 
sus, 17, 18; casting out Satan, 
51; takes away seed sown. 60; 
Peter addressed as, 86; fell as 
lightning, 102; entered Judas, 
148 

Saviour of world, 139 

Scorpion for egg^ 102 

Scorpions, power given to tread 
on, 102 

Scourge, Temple purged with, 
21 

Scribe, instructed, 63; offers to 
follow Jesus, 63 

Scribes and Pharisees, 135-137 

Scrip not to be provided, 57, 77 

Scriptures, cannot be broken, 
106; ignorance of, 35 

Sealed, the Son of man, 77 

Sealing of sepulchre, 174 

Seats, uppermost, 54 

Second, command, 135; coming 
of Jesus, 86, 118, 119, 143, 144, 
164. 183 

Seed, kingdom of heaven like, 
60, 61 ; of David, Christ to be 
of, 96; of Abraham, Jews 
claim to be, 99 

Self denial, 86 

Seeking lost, 125 

Sepulchres of the prophets, 
built, 54, 137; whited, 137; of 
righteous, 137 

Sermon on mount, 38 

Serpent, lifted up by Moses, 22; 



not given when fish asked, 
44, 102 

Serpents, wise as, 71; power 
given to tread on. 102 

Servant, the faithful, 145; of 
sin, the sinner is, 99 

Servants left in charge, 144, 145 

Service two masters impos- 
sible, 43, 116; privilege of, 149 

Seven, sentences on cross, 170- 
172; loaves, 83; brethren, 134 

Seventy, the, 93, 102 

Sheep, and goats, 146; sold, in 
Temple, 21; market, 33; and 
shepherd, 70, 74, 151 ; in midst 
of wolves, 71 

Sheepfold, Jesus door of, 105, 
106 

Shepherd, Jesus the good, 105, 
106 

Shewbread, 36 

Showing Father, 153 

Sickness of Lazarus, 107 

Sidon compared with unbeliev- 
ing cities, 49, 94 

Sign, asked for, 52, 83, 84; 
given by Jesus, 52, 84; the, of 
Christ's coming, 140, 142; of 
the last day, 142 

Signs of the time, 83, 84 

Siloam, falling of Tower of, 58; 
pool of, 103 

Simeon, prophecy of, in Tem- 
ple, 12, 13 

Simon the Pharisee, 50 

Simon the leper, 147 

Simon of Cyrene, 170 

Sin of the world, 19; warning 
against. 34, 97; forgiven, ex- 
cept blasphemy, etc., 51 ; con- 
viction of, 97; sinner servant 
of, 99; Jesus challenges con- 
viction of, 99; as to man born 
blind, 102; by rejection of 
Christ's teaching, 155; world 
reproved of, 156 

Single eye, 43, 53 

Sinner, joy in heaven over re- 
penting, 114 

Sinners, Jesus eating with, 66, 
95; come to save, 66; receiv- 
ing, 05 

Sins, Jesus to save from, 11; 
confessed on baptism, 17; for- 
given by Jesus, 32, 50; God 
alone can forgive, 32; Jews to 
die in their, 98; blood of Je- 
sus shed for remission of, 
152; remission of, preached, 
179; power to remit, given, 
179 

Skull, the place of a, 170 

Sky. signs of, discerned, 83, 84 

Sleep of Lazarus, 107 



INDEX. 



201 



Smoking flax, 38 

Sodom, 49, 71, 94, 118 

Soldiers, instructed by John 
Bap., 17; mock Jesus, 168, 
171 ; divide and cast lots for 
Jesus' garments, 170; pierce 
Jesus' side, 173; report resur- 
rection, 177 

Solomon, not arrayed like a 
lily, 56; Jesus greater than, 53 

Solomon's porch, 106 
'Son of God, 106; Jesus the, 7, 
17, 30, 30, 37, 65, 76, 79, 85, 87, 
108; accused of making him- 
self, 168; self -existent, 34; 
flesh of, 79 

Son of Man, angels ascending 
and descending, 30; came 
down from heaven, 33; to be 
lifted up, 32; to judge world, 
63; destitution of, 63; second 
coming of, 86; revelation of, 
118; identity with the Father, 
34; his knowledge of the 
Father, 49; baptism to be in 
name of, 183; of David, 69; of 
nobleman, healed, 37; Prodi- 
gal, 114; whose, is Christ, 135 

Soul, he who can destroy, 73; 
value of, 86 

Sower, parable of the, 60 

Sparrows, God's care of, 72 

Spices to embalm body of Je- 
sus, 174, 175 

Spikenard, ointment of, 147 

Spirit, true worship in, 30; God 
a, 35; poor in, blessed, 38; of 
truth, 153, 155 

Steward, the, 57, 133; the un- 
just, 115 

Stone, for bread, 103; over 
grave of Lazarus, 108; reject- 
ed, 132; at door of sepulchre, 
175 

Stones, raising up children to 
Abraham of, 16; Jesus tempt- 
ed to turn, into bread, 18; 
taken up to cast at Jesus, 
100, 106; would cry out, 138; 
ornamenting Temple, 140 

Stony ground, seed sown on, 
60 

Storm of wind, stilled, 64 

Strait gate, 45,110 

Stranger,sheep will not hear,105 

Stripes, few and many, 57 

Strong man, keeping his pal- 
ace, 51 

Suffer children, 130 

Summer nigh, 143 

Supper, the great, parable of, 
112; the Lord's, 148, 151, 152 

Swearing forbidden, 41; as to, 
136; of Peter, 163 



Sweat of Jesus like blood, 160 

Swine, pearls, 44; herd of, pos- 
sessed, 65, 66; fed by prodigal, 
114 

Sword to pierce through 
Mary's soul, 13; Jesus come 
to send, on earth, 73; to be 
provided, 152; used by Peter 
at betrayal, 161 

Sycamore, 135; sycamine, 117 

Sychar, 24 

Synagogues, Jesus in, 38, 69, 
79, 109; chief seats in, sought 
out, 54, 136; giving alms in, 
42; disciples to be scourged 
in, 71; expelled, 104, 139 

Syrophenician woman, daugh- 
ter of, 83 

Tabernacles, at Transfigura- 
tion, 86; feast of, 93, 93, 96, 97 

Tables of money changers, 31, 
129; washing, 80 

Talents, parable of the, 145 

" Talitha cumi," 69 

Tares and wheat, 61-63 

Taught of God, 78 

Taxing, decree for, 11 

Teacher from God, 33 

Temple, presentation of Jesus 
in, 13 ; Jesus on pinnacle of, 
18; purged, 31; greater than, 
36 ; destruction of, 140 ; of 
Christ's body, 31 ; swearing 
by, 136; veil of, 172 

Temptation of Jesus, 17 ; to 
pray against, 160 

Ten pieces of silver, parable of, 
114; pounds, 135; virgins, 144 

Testimony of John Baptist to 
Jesus, 17, 19, 33, 35; of God to 
Jesus, 98; Jesus to John Bap- 
tist, 47; that which he has seeLi, 
23; of works of Jesus, 35, 106, 
155; Scriptures, 35; against un- 
believing cities, 71 ; by perse- 
cution, 141; of the Comforter, 
156 

Tetrarch of Galilee, Herod, 15, 
73; of ItureaandTrachonitis, 
Philip, 15; Abilene, Lysanias, 
15 

Thief, guarded against when 
foreseen, 57, 144; he who en- 
ters not by door, 105 ; Judas 
Iscariot, a, 147 

Thieves, the man who fell 
among, 100 ; Temple made 
den of, 129; Jesus crucified be- 
tween two, 170 

Thirst, 173 

Thirty pieces of silver, 148, 169 

Thistles, figs not gathered of, 45 

Thomas, one of the Twelve, 38; 



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asks Jesus as to his way, 153 ; 

an belief of, 180 ; appearance 

of Jesus to, 180; fishing after 

resurrection, 181 
Thorns, grapes not gathered of, 

45; seed that fell among, 60; 

crown of, 168 
Thought, anxious, 44, 56, 71 
Thoughts perceived by Jesus, 

32,36,51.89 
Throne of David, 7; of God, 41, 

136; of glory, 146 
Tiberius Cassar, 15 
Times of Gentiles, 143 
Tithing, 54, 136 
Title over the cross, 171 
Tombs, demoniacs in, 65; of 

prophets built, 137 
Tongues, speaking with, 180 
Tormented in flame, 116 
Touch, healing by, 68 
Tower in Siloam, 47 
Tradition, 80, 81 
Transfiguration, 86 
Treasure, hid, parable of, 63 
Treasures in heaven, 43, 56, 121 
Treasury, Jesus in, 98; Jesus 

watching gifts to 138 ; be- 
trayal money not put into, 169 
Trees, axe laid to root of, 16; 

unproductive, destroyed, 16; 

known by their fruits, 45 
Trespasses to be forgiven, 43, 

117 
Trial of Jesus, 162, 165, 166, 168 
Tribes judged by Apostles, 123 
Tribulation predicted, 142, 157 
Tribute paid by Jesus, 89 ; *o 

Caesar, 89, 133, im 
Triumphal entry, 127 
Troubling of waters, 33 
True bread, Jesus the, 78 
Trumpet sounded, 142 
Trust, in Providence, 43, 56, 70, 

94; in riches, 131 
Truth, doers of, 23; sealed by 

belief in Jesus, 23 ; in true 

worship, 25; known to Jesus' 

disciples, 98; Jesus the, 153; 
the Spirit of, 153, 156; Jesus 

witness to, 99. 166 
Twelve, years, 69; tribes, 122 
Two sons, parable of, 130 
Tyre, 49, 81, 94; compared with 

unbelieving cities, 49,94; Jesus 
goes to coasts of, 82 

Unbelief, 6; preventing mighty 
works, 70,88; of Jesus' breth- 
ren, 92; of disciples, 88; of 
Thomas, 180 

Understanding, disciples' want 
of, 79; of Apostles opened, 179 

Unprofitable, 117 



Unity of the Father and the 
Son, 105, 159; and disciples, 159 

Unknown day, 143 

Unjust stevvard, 115; judge, 119 

Unleavened bread, feast of, 148 

Unrighteousness, mammon of, 
116 

Uppermost seats sought after, 
136 

Usury, 126 

Veil of Temple rent, 172 

Vengeance, of God for his elect, 
119; days of, 142 

Vesture of Jesus, lots cast for, 
170, 171 

Vine, Jesus to drink no more 
of fruit of, 148, 152; the true, 
154 

Vinegar given to Jesus, 170, 173 

Vineyard, labour in, parable of, 
123, 130, 131, 132 

Vipers, generation of, 16, 53 

Virgins, parable of ten, 144 

Virtue, healing, 68 

Visitation, 128 

Voice, in wilderness, 16, 19; 
from heaven, heard, 17, 87; of 
Christ, to be heard by dead, 
34; God, not heard, 35; Jesus, 
not heard in streets, 37; Good 
Shepherd, known by his 
sheep, 105 

Wages, content with, 17 ; of 
reapers, 26 

Wailing and " gnashing," 63 

Walking on water, 76; in light, 
139 

War, counting cost, 113 

Wars, and rumors of, 117 

Washing, omitting, 54, 80; tra- 
dition concerning, 64; in Si- 
loam, 103; of disciples' feet, 
by Jesus, 149, 150; of Pilate's 
hands, 168 

Watch, servants who, 57; direc- 
tion to, 143, 160 

Water, baptism of, 17; made 
wine, 20; born of, 23; living, 
35; of Bethesda, moving of, 
33; walking on, 76; cup of, 
given to disciples, 90 

Water and blood, 173 

Watering cattle on sabbath, 110 

Way of the Lord, 16; the nar- 
row, leading to life, 45; Jesus, 
the, 153 

Wedding, when invited to a, 
111; garment, 133 

Weeping, in Rama, 14; at Laza- 
rus' grave, 108; and gnashing, 
144, 145 ; of Peter after his de- 
nial, 163 



IKDEX. 



203 



Well at Sychar, 24 

Wheat, gathered in, 17 and 
tares, parable of, 61 

Whole, need not physician, 66 

Widows' houses devoured, 136 

Wife, putting away, 41, 119; of 
seven brothers, 134; of Pilate 
sends to him, 167 

Will of God, 78 ; doing, 53 ; 
doers of, to enter kingdom, 
45; knowledge of, 57 

Wine, water turned into, 20 ; 
new, and old bottles, 67; new 
and old, 69 

Wisdom, of Jesus, 69; justified 
of her children, 49; \vonder 
at Jesus possessing, 69 ; of 
this world, 115 

Wise men from East,visit Jesus, 
13, 14 ; things hidden from, 
102 ; man, who built on a 
rock, 45 

Withered, the, at Bethesda, 33; 
hand, 36; fig tree, 129 

Witness, John Baptist, 5 ; of 
Jesus not received, 23 ; the 
Father to Jesus, 98; unto all 
nations, 141 

Witnesses, 91 

Wolves, 94 

Woman, of Samaria, 25; anoints 
Jesus' feet, 49, 50; with issue 
of blood, 67, 68 ; taken in 
adultery, 97; bowed together, 
110 

Women, follow Jesus and min- 
ister to him, 50 ; lament at 
Jesus' condemnation, 170; at 
crucifixion, 172, 173, 174 ; at 
sepulchre, 172, 173 

Word, the, 5 ; of God, man 
lives by, 18; they that hear, 
blessed, 53; is truth, 158; of 
Jesus, spirit and life, 79; to 



judge at last day, 139; cleans- 
ing by, 154; every idle, 52 

Workman worthy of meat, 71 

Works, oi Jesus, 49.106, 153, 155; 
heard of by John, 47; Jews 
wonder at, 69; good, to glori- 
fy God, 39; doing wonderful, 
45; mighty, prevented by un- 
belief, 70 

World, decree to tax, 11 ; king- 
doms of, offered to Jesus, 18; 
sin of, taken away, 19; love 
of God to, 22; cares of, 60; 
light of, 97, 103 ; wisdom of, 
115; hatred of disciples, 155, 
158; judgment of, 139; prince 
of, 139, 154, 156; end of. signs 
of, 140; cannot receive truth, 
153; peace of, 154; to be re- 
proved by the Holy Ghost, 
156 ; to rejoice at Jesus' 
death, 157 

Worm, the undying, 90, 91 

Worship, asked by Satan, 18; 
only due to God, 18; of the 
Father in spirit and truth, 25; 
of Jesus, 76 

Wrath of Herod, 14; to come, 
16; of God, on unbelievers, 24; 
of people of Nazareth, 28 

Writing of divorce, 120 

Year of the Lord, acceptable, 

27 
Yoke, Jesus', 49 

Zaccheus, the publican, 125 
Zachariah son of Barachiah, 54, 

137 
Zacharias, father of John Bap- 
tist, 5-9; vision to, in Temple, 
and dumbness of, 6; restora- 
tion of speech to, and his say- 
ings, 8 



